Exoskeletons for Paraplegics Near Clinical Trials

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Exoskeletons definitely have military uses, but what about something for regular folks? You might think none of them would need an exoskeleton, but there's an obvious use case: paraplegics. On Thursday, Berkeley Bionics, an San Francisco Bay Area company founded in 2005, unveiled what it calls eLEGS. eLEGS stands for Exoskeleton Lower Extremity Gait System. eLEGS is designed to help paraplegics stand up and walk on their own. Berkeley Bionics has previously developed exoskeletons for military use. The product

09 Oct, 2010


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Source: http://www.hothardware.com/News/Exoskeletons-for-Paraplegics-Near-Clinical-Trials
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