Paraplegics

The Connected Human

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Last week I saw something amazing, almost of Biblical proportions, a paraplegic man walk.  Later that week, I read about new glasses that enable blind people to see as plainly as you are reading this post.  Then yesterday, I head about a new wearable chip that can monitor our critical functions to alert us of … Read more

Robotic Exo-Skeleton Helps Paraplegics Walk Again

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Last week, a fifteen year old boy at my daughter’s high school was hit by a car.  The shock of the accident reverberated throughout the Upper West Side community and made me think of the frailty of mankind, especially when hit with head and neck injuries.  Life can change on a dime. The confinement of … Read more