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Title: Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton
Post by: trekgeezer on August 27, 2008, 08:03:25 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1049215/Paralysed-man-walks-thanks-Robocop-style-exoskeleton.html?printingPage=true


Title: Re: Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton
Post by: Rev. Powell on August 27, 2008, 11:31:14 AM
Inspired by ROBOCOP!  Another great scientific advancement that society would never have achieved without the vision of B-movie makers!


Title: Re: Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton
Post by: Patient7 on August 27, 2008, 04:32:04 PM
I love it!  And I agree with Rev.  B-movies are the key to scientific advancement.


Title: Re: Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton
Post by: BTM on November 01, 2008, 11:33:44 AM

Wow, that is pretty awesome!  Hopefully technology like this will become more common and streamlined as time goes on.

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will cost around £10,000.

Anyone know roughly what that is in American dollars?

Just curious...


Title: Re: Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton
Post by: asimpson2006 on November 04, 2008, 09:39:38 AM

Wow, that is pretty awesome!  Hopefully technology like this will become more common and streamlined as time goes on.

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will cost around £10,000.

Anyone know roughly what that is in American dollars?

Just curious...

Roughly around 20,000 or so US dollars.


Title: Re: Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton
Post by: WilliamWeird1313 on November 12, 2008, 02:39:31 PM
Reminds me of that short-lived television show M.A.N.T.I.S.

Anybody else remember that?