Real Robo Legs

After breaking his neck in a 1997 fall, Israeli engineer Amit Goffer learned
that he would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He soon
concluded that this mode of transportation was outdated and began work on the
ReWalk, the only wearable exoskeleton that allows paraplegics to stand,
amble, and even climb stairs. Soon, more than a dozen patients in the US will
strap in and start strolling. 

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This text also appears as a 2009 Invention Award in Popular Science 06/2009 -
page 46

Invention Awards: Robo-Legs
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-05/robo-legs