ReWalk Robotics's New Exoskeleton Lets Paraplegic Stroll the Streets of NYC
Posted by Zenphamy 9 years, 4 months ago to Technology
Men of the mind using facts of reality, logical reasoning, and their rational minds use technological advances to make a paralyzed man walk in the real world. I just can't understand those that can't or won't see the advances made for all man-kind by men using science and the minds instead of 'belief in the supernatural'.
"Yesterday, a paralyzed man strapped on a pair of robotic legs and stepped out a hotel door, joining the flow of rushing pedestrians on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan.
The user, Robert Woo, was demonstrating a new exoskeleton unveiled this week, the ReWalk Personal 6.0 from Israel’s ReWalk Robotics. He got a few curious looks as he strode forward in his sleek black gear, but the fast-walking New Yorkers didn’t slow down or clear space for him.
That integration into the normal pace of life is what ReWalk has been aiming for. “The design has always been based on community use,” CEO Larry Jasinski told IEEE Spectrum in an interview just before the demo. He explained that the inventor of the ReWalk system, Amit Goffer, didn’t want to build an exoskeleton that could only be used in physical therapy settings or only within the safety of the home. “He always asked, ‘What will make this functional in the community? Can it go over a curb?’ ”"
"Yesterday, a paralyzed man strapped on a pair of robotic legs and stepped out a hotel door, joining the flow of rushing pedestrians on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan.
The user, Robert Woo, was demonstrating a new exoskeleton unveiled this week, the ReWalk Personal 6.0 from Israel’s ReWalk Robotics. He got a few curious looks as he strode forward in his sleek black gear, but the fast-walking New Yorkers didn’t slow down or clear space for him.
That integration into the normal pace of life is what ReWalk has been aiming for. “The design has always been based on community use,” CEO Larry Jasinski told IEEE Spectrum in an interview just before the demo. He explained that the inventor of the ReWalk system, Amit Goffer, didn’t want to build an exoskeleton that could only be used in physical therapy settings or only within the safety of the home. “He always asked, ‘What will make this functional in the community? Can it go over a curb?’ ”"
