New automated suit people with paralysis of the lower limbs that were previously considered impossible to go independently, and to help to climb stairs, reports the BBC. The new device consists of a holder and a backpack on his feet and bracelets with a remote control. Thus one is able to control their own feet with the remote control. Users of the system is also used when moving the crutches are carriers. The device keeps the upper body of the man. According to the Israeli paratrooper Radi Kaiof who is in the last 20 years paralyzed due to an accident while serving in the armed forces, the device has changed his life, because he did not believe that ever again be able to move independently. Automated suit is now in clinical trials at the medical center in Tel Aviv. According to the developers, this device will help so many people with paralysis of the legs, giving them the opportunity to walk and climb stairs, which lead to significantly improve the quality of their life and a relatively full life.
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