[Ivan Hernandez Dala] Exoskeleton let paralyzed walk
A $40,000 technological wonder SuitX’s Phoenix exoskeleton weighs just 27 pounds is custom-fit to the user’s body and enables the movement to the paralyzed. We mentioned in an earlier article about the development of this kind of structures as a way to enhance soldier’s capabilities in combat. It even worked as a futuristic resource in the film “Elysium” where the characters used this mechanical wonders to be more capable in warfare and manhunting . Sharlto Copley as Kruger, Elysium. TriStar Pictures. And as we`ve seen in many cases , reality is often drawn by fiction , in this case, we will see the medicine side of it, or -as it is referred- soft robotics . SuitX is the company behind the project “Phoenix”, an engineering progress for the people with reduced mobility . Paralyzed from the waist down after a BMX accident, Steven Sanchez rolled into SuitX’s Berkeley, California, office in a wheel...