Exoskeleton Senses Wearer’s Intention

Exoskeleton Senses Wearer’s Intention

Stroke victims and patients with spinal injuries often have to learn how to walk all over again. Their muscles may not be strong enough to let them move about, and the brain/body connection may have been disrupted so that normal walking behavior is not possible. A lot...
$8M Grant to Create a Bionic Suit

$8M Grant to Create a Bionic Suit

Some people are paraplegics as the result of trauma to the spine. Their body still is capable of functioning, but the line of communications with the brain has been broken. Some researchers are trying to find ways to reconnect those broken connections. Others are...