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Exoskeleton, hope for the disabled

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    Le 19h30
  • 26 November 2014
  • Grégoire Courtine
    • Sciences de la vie, EPFL
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Former motocross racer Benoît Thévenaz was left quadriplegic after a serious accident. Alongside rehabilitation work, he was able to test new robotic technology that helps disabled people walk again.

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