Bionic Legs
A new technology to help disabled people walk has been developed. Exoskeleton legs can give paralyzed people the ability to walk again.
Amanda Boxtel was paralyzed from the hips down after a skiing accident when she was just 24. But thanks to the Exoskeleton Robot, a wearable artificial intelligent bionic device, Amanda is able to walk again.
The wearable robot is battery powered and uses a gesture-based interface. A real-time computer orchestrates a single stride. The designers aim to have it ready for use in homes as early as 2013. Now, Amanda enjoys the fresh air, walking over 50 meters.
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