With Robotic Walking Suit, Paralyzed Person Will Give World Cup's First Kick
 

With Robotic Walking Suit, Paralyzed Person Will Give World Cup's First Kick
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The World Cup's opening ceremony may wind up being the most exciting event of the tournament.

A Brazilian person who is paralyzed will walk onto the pitch in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this June wearing an exoskeleton walking suit to complete the ceremonial first kick. Built with light metals and powered by hydraulics, the walking machine could one day make wheelchairs a thing of the past — all thanks to science.

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Duke University professor Miguel Nicolelis is leading a large, multi-university and multi-nation research project to build a walking suit for paraplegic people. Nicolelis insists the tech**logy enables human movements, instead of stiff, robotic ones. Read more...

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