Paralysed man hails ‘feat’ of walking again with robot exoskeleton


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 09 Oct 2019

The pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled by signals from the patient's brain is seen following a news conference after Thibault had been able to walk using it at the French research centre Clinatec in Grenoble, France. — Reuters

GRENOBLE, France: The French tetraplegic man who has been able to walk again using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, said walking was a major feat for him after being immobile for years.

The French scientists behind the system, which was publicly unveiled last week, use a system of sensors implanted near the brain which send signals to the robotic system, moving the patient's legs and arms.

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