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'Robotic trousers' hailed as breakthrough for paralysis
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by bjtindle | April 6, 2011 at 07:35 am
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I think this is absolutely wonderful! I hope this invention is able to help a lot of people!
The ReWalk can help paraplegics to stand and walk - using crutches for stability - when they lean forward and move their upper body in different ways.
It uses a sophisticated computer system along with motion sensors to help paraplegics stand, walk and even climb stairs.
Israeli engineer Amit Goffer set about designing the 'robotic trousers' after he was left partially paralysed in an accident in 1997.
One version of the device, for supervised use in hospitals and rehabilitation centres, is already available for almost £77,000.
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at 06:40 on April 7th, 2011
This device was shown on the American TV show Glee.
at 06:45 on April 7th, 2011
Ohh! I wasn't aware it was on Glee, that is great! People could see how it works then which is wonderful.
at 07:29 on April 7th, 2011
A robotic exoskeleton designed in Israel to help paraplegics walk and climb stairs alone, has become the unexpected star of Glee, one of TV's most popular programs.
When Artie Abrams, the disabled member of West McKinley High School's Glee club gets up and walks on the program's Christmas special with the aid of a robotic exoskeleton, there isn't a dry eye in the house.
"It was invented by some guy in Israel," says Artie, played by actor Kevin McHale, one of the popular TV show's most endearing characters, a paraplegic teenager who knows how to belt out a great tune.
It's a poignant moment for viewers who have watched Artie deal with the pressures of being wheelchair-bound in an able-bodied and deeply prejudiced society. But for Argo Medical Technologies, the Israeli company that created this unique technology that gives wheelchair users the opportunity to walk, climb stairs and meet the world eye to eye, the show, which aired in the US this week, marks a significant turning point in the company's history.
Artie Abrams, played by actor Kevin McHale, steps out for the first time.