CNBC March 22, 2020
Key Points
– Nearly 1 out of every 50 people in the U.S., or about 5.4 million people, live with some form of paralysis, according to a 2013 study by Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
– Major developments in the field of wearable robots, or exoskeletons, are giving hope to people with spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders and strokes.
– The robots, such as ReWalk’s Exo-Suit, Ekso Bionic’s Ekso NR and Cybderyne’s Hybrid Assisted Limbs, can help even the most sedentary of all patients.
Wearable robots are helping people with paralysis walk again.
Over the last few years, there have been major developments in this field, giving hope to people with spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders and strokes. The use...
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