Building A Real Life 'Iron Man'

Decades of research, development, and considerable investment have made bionic technology a reality. One example is Ekso Bionics, a company that sells a $130,000 exoskeleton that they say helps paraplegics walk again. From a project that started around $25 million in military related grants, Ekso Bionics has now moved out of the lab and into the mainstream, setting up shop in Europe.

Decades of research, development, and considerable investment have made bionic technology a reality. One example is Ekso Bionics, a company that sells a $130,000 exoskeleton that they say helps paraplegics walk again. From a project that started around $25 million in military related grants, Ekso Bionics has now moved out of the lab and into the mainstream, setting up shop in Europe.

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