Imagine being told that you will no longer be able to walk using a machine that has made it possible for the last decade, all because the manufacturer determined that it was “too old” to be fixed.
(Nanowerk News) Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project and collaborators have used a combination of lightweight material engineering and artificial intelligence to create an exoskeleton ...
The Australian research, which aims to help people with motor neuron disease keep moving, is now testing AI to personalise ...
Exoskeletons have been largely confined to the realm of fiction, appearing in sci-fi or superhero movies to make characters stronger, taller, or more destructive (in James Cameron’s Avatar, the ...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A paralyzed athlete using a robotic exoskeleton will join thousands of runners this Sunday at the L.A. Marathon. By the time runners take their marks Sunday at Dodger Stadium, ...
Stroke – a life-threatening condition in which a blockage or bleed cuts off the brain’s blood supply – can cause serious long-term disabilities. Survivors often suffer from neurological impairments ...
A robotic exoskeleton developed at the University of Michigan could help patients walk again. The U-M team has no plans to build a commercial version, but their results suggest promising avenues of ...
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A disabled doctor in Spain has performed surgery standing up for the first time ever thanks to innovative exoskeleton technology. Faustino Afonso—a doctor, paralympic athlete and founder of Athletes ...
It took Bruce Cox 65 days to walk by himself after suffering a stroke in March. Cox, 58, said he flatlined and was eventually revived after 20 minutes. As he worked to get better, he found the ...