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Bionic

A Bespoke Suit of Carbon and Steel: Wearable Robotic Exoskeletons Help Paralyzed People Walk, Workers Become Iron Man

February 04, 2016
SuitX, a company in California, has built a robotic exoskeleton that weighs just 27 pounds and allows wearers to cover a mile in an hour. As futuristic as the suit is, it’s been a long time coming.
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Exploring the Brain’s Potential — Interview with Jon Sigurdsson of Össur

Jon Sigurdsson President And Ceo Of Ossur
January 12, 2016
Having created the first mind-controlled Bionic prosthetic leg, the head of Icelandic firm Össur discusses the promise — and challenges — of brain research.One of the most exciting frontiers of exploration in science isn’t some faraway galaxy — it’s in our heads.
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The Boy and the Bionic Hand: A Chance Hospital Encounter Sent an Engineer on an Improbable Mission

September 02, 2014

One sunny Thursday afternoon last October, Lyman Connor climbed on his bicycle and pedaled from his Roanoke, Va., home for a ride along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. He didn’t make it back that day.

Riding down one of the parkway’s steep hills at nearly 40 mph, a car suddenly braked in front of Connor. “The last thing I remember was going over the handlebars,” he says. “When I woke up in an intensive care unit, I had tubes coming out my body to sustain my breathing.”

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