Robot Exoskeleton helps man walk after 20yrs in a wheelchair

"ReWalk™ is an alternative mobility solution to the wheelchair for individuals with severe walking impairments, enabling them to stand, walk, ascend/descent stairs and more. "

Present version costs $150,000 and has an 8 hour battery life. Yes, 8hrs.


"As of December 2010, the device is undergoing clinical trial testing at MossRehab in suburban Philadelphia.

The trials will continue for approximately a year."

"Prerequisites:

* Ability to use hands and shoulders (walking with crutches)
* Healthy cardiovascular system and bone density"

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Robot
• Exoskeleton
• helps
• man
• walk
• after
• 20yrs
• in
• wheelchair

[EpicEpics]

amazing! who would dislike this video? the inventor of the wheelchair?

[thewesterliesband]

Correction.  WHEN technology advances

[kcj1993]

When I glanced at the tittle I thought some guy named Robert was going to help him walk. :/

[JustAnotherHumanist]

Helping the disabled walk with bad ass robot exoskeletons?

Fuck to the yes.

[Matjes22]

its a prototype when it gets serial production it gets much cheaper a pc 50 years ago coasts millions and now u get it for 300 bucks

this is the future rly cool this will get many ppl back to life but maybe will take some years to go public

[ValiantVendetta]

Luckily some people live in countries with good healthcare systems so stuff like this will eventually be state sponsored where I live and countries like mine.

[persevere67]

omg! only 150K, fuck yeah, everybody can afford one!

[barrierefrei1]

Hammer! Gruß aus Deutschland

[MegaWheelchairMan]

too bad ill never be able to afford one :(

[fugdkn]

ROBOT FUNK!

[MutsuKazuma]

all of a sudden deus ex enhancements/bionics/artificia­l limbs don't seem so much like science fiction anymore