Exoskeletons on the March in Japan
From: IEEE Spectrum Tech Alert - 08/20/2009

A childhood polio survivor was able to move his leg for the first time thanks
to a robotic exoskeleton suit that detected weak bioelectric signals in his
long-atrophied muscles. More patients will have access to such assistance
when Cyberdyne, the Japanese company that developed the device, ships nearly
100 more exoskeletons this fall. 

Read the entire article at:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/medical-robots/exoskeletons-are-on-the-march

Links:
The Rise of the Body Bots
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/the-rise-of-the-body-bots

Exoskeletons around the World - Pictorial
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/medical-robots/exoskeletons-around-the-world

Berkeley Bionics accepting orders for prototype exoskeleton
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/blog/robotics/robotics-software/automaton/berkeley_bionics_accepting_orders_for_prototype_exoskeleton

MIT robotic exoskeleton struts out of the lab, carries grad student with it
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/blog/robotics/robotics-software/automaton/mit_robotic_exoskeleton_struts

Dean Kamen's "Luke Arm" Prosthesis Readies for Clinical Trials
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/dean-kamens-luke-arm-prosthesis-readies-for-clinical-trials

Monkey's Brain Can "Plug and Play" to Control Computer with Thought
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/medical-robots/monkeys-control-computer-with-thought