VIDEO OF THE WEEK: ROBOT WALKERby HazedAfter last week's powered exoskeleton for soldiers (see http://www.ibgames.net/fednews/100718/official05.html), this week comes news of another advance in powered mobility devices, this time aimed at wheelchair uses. It's a set of robotic "legs" that allow a wheelchair-bound person to walk again*. Here's a video showing the Rex robotic machine in action. It's horrendously expensive because each one has to be custom made to fit the user, but it really does offer a huge benefit.
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