Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton
Emily Higgins
A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled by signals from his brain. With a ceiling-mounted harness for balance, the 28-year-old tetraplegic patient used a system of sensors implanted near his brain to send messages to move all… The post Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton appeared first on UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering .