Ekso Bionics’ Bionic Suit
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I hope this technology advances rapidly (and gets less expensive); there’s a lot of need for it. Hopefully there’s an accompanying decrease in the time investment by physical therapists, which may be the biggest bottleneck to mass deployment.
Way cool! We will be seeing more and more of this kind of technology improving lives.
A friend of mine teaches an engineering class in adaptive technologies to introduce students interested in engineering solutions to disabilities. I sent him a link to this post, and he replied back that these guys are among the companies and innovators that talk to his students each year.
God is this cool!
DARPA has promised this for our returning injured soldiers. I have not seen it – I hope to.
Independent Free Markets ( not the pejorative “capitalism”) at it’s very best!