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Paralyzed Student Uses Robotic Exoskeleton to Walk at College Graduation

Posted May 16, 2011 12:35 PM

From Engadget:

Austin Whitney hasn't been able to walk since a 2007 car crash left him paralyzed, but on Saturday the 22-year-old triumphantly strode across the stage to accept his degree from UC Berkeley. He had a little help, in the form of a specially crafted robotic exoskeleton developed by Berkeley engineering professor Homayoon Kazerooni.

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05/16/2011 5:14 PM

Strangely, he kept saying, "come wit me if yoo vant to liv"

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