Posts tagged with ‘exoskeletons’

UC Berkley student uses robotic exoskeleton legs to walk at his graduation

Austin Whitney has been wheelchair bound since a car accident in 2007, but he was determined that somehow he was going to walk at his college graduation. And with the help of a pair of robotic exoskeleton legs, he was able to do just that.

The exoskeleton was a stripped-down, basic version of previous walking machines Kazerooni has designed. It will cost about $15,000, roughly the same as a souped-up motorized wheelchair, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. By contrast, the eLegs system unveiled last fall will cost about $90,000. Like the eLegs, it requires the use of a power pack and a crutch or walker. Whitney controlled the system using a switch on the walker, enabling him to take a step, stand up or sit down.

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Man uses exoskeleton legs to walk for the first time in 20 years

After 20 years of being stuck in a wheelchair, this man is able to stand, walk, and even climb stairs with the help of this exoskeleton called ReWalk made by Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. ReWalk was built to aid people with lower limb disabilities by increasing mobility and dramatically reducing the need for physical therapy. This thing has an impressive 8 hour battery life and was built to be a reliable and liberating alternative to the wheelchair. It does cost $150k, but not bad for being able to walk again.

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Berkley Bionics introduces eLegs exoskeleton

Last week, Berkley Bionics introduced eLegs, a wearable pair of exoskeleton legs that would give people who can’t walk the ability to enjoy walking in a brand new pair of robot legs. Man, cripples get all the cool shit.

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REX, the robotic exoskeleton for the disabled

Disabled people get all the cool shit. 

Called REX, short for “robotic exoskeleton”, the legs weigh 38 kg (84lb) and are individually made for each user. The first pair is expected to sell for $150,000 (£97,600) the equivalent cost of 20 standard wheelchairs. The inventors claim that due to the upright and mobile nature of their creation, users will not suffer the burns, scrapes and bladder infections that can come with wheelchair use.

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