Meet the Ekso test pilots at Kessler...

Monitored by scientists at Kessler Foundation, six people with spinal cord injuries tested Ekso, the new robotic exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics that enables wheelchair users to stand and walk. The six, each of whom has a different level of injury, participated in one week of preliminary testing in October 2011. In early 2012, the research team, headed by Gail Forrest, PhD, will commence a clinical trial in collaboration with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. While the trial will focus on the benefits of Ekso in rehabilitation settings, Ekso Bionics plans to explore the potential for home and community use.

About Kessler Foundation

Kessler Foundation is the largest public charity in the field of disability. Kessler Foundation Research Center advances care through rehabilitation research in its six specialized laboratories under the leadership of noted research directors. Research focuses on improving function and quality of life for persons with injuries of the spinal cord and brain, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other chronic neurological conditions. Kessler Foundation Program Center fosters new approaches to the persistently high rates of unemployment among people disabled by injury or disease. Targeted grant making funds promising programs across the nation. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, people recovering from catastrophic injuries and stroke, and young adults striving for independence are among the thousands of people finding jobs and training for careers as a result of the commitment of Kessler Foundation.

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[generalmh1]

THIS is what countries of the world should be investing in...not wars

[hobo59]

A day at Disney Land for these folks, good deal !

[ApocGuy]

@ct760ster

yeah i saw that and other one (i think its from raytheon) sometimes ago.its sad, that in the end it always come down to violence and war.Instead of researching better ways of living( green technology, energy independence) they are researching machines of war.Im so fed up with all this bullshit about racial differences, religion and political difference..Arent we all just humans on the lowest levels?

[ct760ster]

@ApocGuy

They already have. And this is a re-purposing of that technology watch?v=EdK2y3lphmE

[ApocGuy]

i guess the price for one of those is sky high..And how long will it takes before military take over this program and re purpose it to its own needs? Still its nice to see, that there are other things too not just fighting and killing.