Military technology is being brought to the civilian world in the form of an eLegs, an exoskeleton designed to help paraplegic people walk.
eLegs Helps People Walk Away From Their Wheelchairs
October 8, 2010 By
Dave lives near Seattle, Washington, surrounded by evergreen trees and flat panel displays. His special gadget interest is eReaders and the pursuit of the perfect digital reading experience. He is the Editor-in-Chief of GeekBeat.TV.
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[...] just found this at Cali Lewis’ Geekbeat.tv site. It’s about an exoskeleton, called eLegs, that allows people who are paralyzed to once [...]
This eLeggs project would be so great for my ex-girlfriend, (Lauren) who has Spina-Bifida, and is wheelchair bound for life, she would loved this. When we were together, I often talked about a concept like this. I guess I should of devolved to at least an experimental stage, then I could have been Oscar Goldman. I applaud companies like this who make disabled persons mobile again.
Awesome!!!
Thank you for sharing this!
When & where wil this be available to the public
This is one of the realizations of the kind of things I’d always hoped that technology would bring human kind. This is an example of the good that technology can do. Thank you for posting this. Robert.