Exoskeleton Gets Disabled People Back on Their Feet From: Wireless Design Magazine - 10/06/2016 Thanks to TWIICE, a walking assist exoskeleton developed at EPFL, people with paraplegia can stand up, walk and even climb steps. The prototype will be put to use this coming Saturday at the 2016 Cybathlon, the sports competition for disabled athletes who use assistive technologies. One of TWIICE's main advantages is that it's light. Because the device weighs only 14 kilos - it consists mainly of composite materials - it easily becomes one with the user. The hip and knee joints are flexed and extended by two electric motors per leg, and the exoskeleton's charge lasts for three hours. The device can bear the entire weight of the user, who nevertheless needs crutches to maintain balance and a steady gait. There are buttons in the handles to actuate steps and set the pace: fast walk, slow walk, climb steps, stop, etc. Read the entire article and view a video (1:47) at: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-exoskeleton-disabled-people-feet.html https://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2016/10/exoskeleton-gets-disabled-people-back-their-feet http://actu.epfl.ch/news/technology-gets-disabled-people-back-on-their-feet https://www.mdtmag.com/article/2016/10/exoskeleton-gets-disabled-people-back-their-feet Related: This lightweight exoskeleton helps paralysed people walk http://www.wired.co.uk/article/robotic-exoskeleton-suitx Exoskeleton Gives Paraplegics Power to Walk https://www.mdtmag.com/article/2016/09/exoskeleton-gives-paraplegics-power-walk Design Helps People Sit In and Stand Out of Wheelchairs https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/02/design-helps-people-sit-and-stand-out-wheelchairs Cybathlon Exoskeleton Teams http://www.cybathlon.ethz.ch/en/the-disciplines/powered-exoskeleton-race/exoskeleton-teams.html