Paralyzed man walks thanks to exoskeleton

[trekgeezer]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1049215/Paralysed-man-walks-thanks-Robocop-style-exoskeleton.html?printingPage=true

[Rev. Powell]

Inspired by ROBOCOP!  Another great scientific advancement that society would never have achieved without the vision of B-movie makers!

[Patient7]

I love it!  And I agree with Rev.  B-movies are the key to scientific advancement.

[BTM]

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

will cost around £10,000.

Anyone know roughly what that is in American dollars?

Just curious...

[asimpson2006]

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

will cost around £10,000.

Anyone know roughly what that is in American dollars?

Just curious...

Roughly around 20,000 or so US dollars.

[WilliamWeird1313]

Reminds me of that short-lived television show M.A.N.T.I.S.

Anybody else remember that?