Exoskeleton Helps the Paralyzed to Walk From: Wireless Design & Development - 02/05/2016 UC Berkeley's Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory, a team of graduate students led by mechanical engineering professor Homayoon Kazerooni, has been working for more than a decade to create robotic exoskeletons that allow those with limited mobility to walk again. This week, a new, lighter and more agile exoskeleton, for which the Kaz lab developed the original technology, was unveiled earlier this week: The Phoenix, by SuitX, a company that has spun off the robotics lab. Kazerooni is its founder and CEO. The Phoenix is lightweight, has two motors at the hips and electrically controlled tension settings that tighten when the wearer is standing and swing freely when they're walking. Users can control the movement of each leg and walk up to 1.1 miles per hour by pushing buttons integrated into a pair of crutches. It's powered for up to eight hours by a battery pack worn in a backpack. Read the entire article at: http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2016/02/exoskeleton-helps-paralyzed-walk Links: suitX Phoenix Exoskeleton is Lightweight and ‘Affordable’ http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/suitx_phoenix_exoskeleton_is_lightweight_and_affordable Next-Gen Exoskeleton Helps the Paralyzed to Walk http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/02/next-gen-exoskeleton-helps-paralyzed-walk UC Berkeley’s Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu This $40,000 Robotic Exoskeleton Lets the Paralyzed Walk https://www.technologyreview.com/s/546276/this-40000-robotic-exoskeleton-lets-the-paralyzed-walk SuitX http://www.usbionics.com Phoenix http://www.usbionics.com/phoenix SuitX Unveils Phoenix Robotic Exoskeleton http://www.rehabpub.com/2016/02/suitx-unveils-phoenix-robotic-exoskeleton Talking Exoskeletons with suitX Founder Dr. Homayoon Kazerooni (with audio 20:13) http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/talking_exoskeletons_with_suitx_founder_dr_homayoon_kazerooni SuitX Medical Exoskeleton Wins Top Prize at Robotics Competition http://www.eweek.com/small-business/suitx-medical-exoskeleton-wins-top-prize-at-robotics-competition.html This modular exoskeleton lets disabled children walk on their own two feet http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/suitx-phoenix-modular-robotic-exoskeleton To Build the Best Robotic Exoskeleton, Make It on the Cheap http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/to-build-the-fanciest-robotic-exoskeleton-make-it-on-the-cheap