ReWalk exoskeleton lets the paralysed walk

Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer has launched a medical exoskeleton to help paralysed people to walk. His ReWalk device enables standing, walking and even climbing stairs. The 35-pound motorised device costs $100,000 US. Similar medical exoskeletons are in clinical trials in the USA, Japan (Hal 3) and New Zealand.

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