Exoskeletons hold promise for people unable to walk
May 31, 2013 1:21 PM -
Mind-controlled leg armor may sound more like the movie "Iron Man" than modern medicine. But after decades of testing on rats and monkeys, neuroprosthetics are finally beginning to show promise for people. Devices plugged directly into the brain seem capable of restoring some self-reliance to stroke victims, car crash survivors, injured soldiers and others hampered by incapacitated or missing limbs.
