wow this is truly a step forward for people who cant walk and even handicapped or even the elderly, i am proud of you for creating this, i know its gonna help alot of people
Many people are gonna be REALLY very happy because of this. Just look at the excitement in that lady's face when she notices that she is actually walking. This will change the lives of many people who are paralyzed for the rest of their lives. Hats off to the scientists at berkley bionics.
My dad and family are traveling to California this weekend to test this thing out! He is a T-5 paraplegic since 2001. In the past year he has regained strength and even some return in his legs by swimming and standing in his standing-frame. We hope e-Legs will help his muscles 'remember' how to walk again as he continues to gain strength.
this is seriously awesome. i had an injury and couldnt walk for a long time but for those who are paralysed to be able to experience this and walk again is... wow.
This is amazing. I'm not in need of this, but for the people who are this is monumental. For all the horrible things we use technology for their is always a gem like this tucked away. Good job guys.
This world ROCKS! These are the things we should be focusing on. Technologies that can improve the way we do things or help us do the things we are unable to do. I can't imagine not being able to walk. This is why I love technology. Its everywhere, its everything, its our life! A proud salute to the Berkley Bionics group for their efforts and to those who have helped.
I think this is awesome!!! I know a guy that had a brain tumor and pretty much made him learn everyday stuff all over again, but at a much slower rate and even 8 or so years later he is just now walking decently with a walker. I would really like to see him get one of these! He really deserves it...
AMAZING...just amazing. This gives me incredible hope that some day there will be a solution for my blindness as well. This is so "moving" ....on ALL levels!!!
this is incredibly touching!!!!! My eyes are welling! Total admiration for the masterminds...........those having a passion and desire for those wanting to walk again! Amazing! A hearty round of applause!
This. Is so. GOOD!!! Thanks so much for making this wonderous device!! I suffer different health problems that it is designed to help with, but I well know how disempowering and debilitating a loss of mobility can be, and what it means to *regain* that mobility again. This device is a god send to everyone who can use it. Thanks once again!
I am so pleased to see this happening. This is the true purpose of technology;. To improve the quality of lives, Thank you Berkeleybionics.. I wish you tremendous success!.
Mere words cannot express how I feel about the benefits that this kind of technology can bring to mankind ! I have nothing but admiration for people who are doing this work. Let's keep the cost down. Right ! As long as it's always available to the general public and not just the military.
Great work guys...consider your work not only the most important military uses, but the help it will give to human people, will be even more. Each day you guys go to work, I hope you love it....because you guys have something special here...keep going!!! Remember Carbon Fibers, lightweight etc, I guess that's the next step...to make it smaller and easier to use. Good luck all.
To those of you that have snide comments about this please do yourself the favor of keeping them to yourself. You obviously have never known someone in a wheel chair or can even emphasize with someone who is. To say that this is remarkable truly doesn't do it justice. All you have to do is look at look at Amanda's face when she uses the eLegs to know that something fantastic has been created for people that have a desire to walk again. I hope this research continues.
I love the fact that invented this and is now giving people the ability to walk again. They have been through so much and now they have a chance to be like anyone else. My only question is can you eventually walk without the crutches?
This is amazing. :D I'm pretty sure the HULC device was meant to brace your legs and give them extra, metal bones on the outside to minimize injuries, but to do something like this, the braces need to move by themselves. I can't believe they actually did it. :) Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to 2010. The future is here.
@chaniotis I totally agree with you. I was stuck without walking for just 3 months after my amputation surgery, and I went nuts. I couldn't imagine NEVER being able to walk again. I would totally wear this out in public and not care if that was the case. Now hopefully insurances will cover this for all those people...
We Are Here. Do you realize that this IS the beginning of the future? Absolutely mind blowing. We have the bricks all we need is to organize them into a building.
This is fabulous to see! I've met several people who are fabulous athletes even as users of wheelchairs or other conventional mobility devices, and I've wondered at times what they might be capable of if they were free to apply that same level of dedication and effort to life in a walking, upright body...maybe one day before long I won't have to wonder anymore. :)
Brilliant!, Congrats to Berkeley Bionics for bringing the future to today. Berkeley and Argo with the re-walk I think? making the wheelchair an obsolete devise. This would have saved my grandfather. God Bless You and ever forward.
@john1966elliott The elegs is for Paraplegics. The "Hulc" Version makes it to where you can run with up to 200 lbs. of weight. There are videos of the other robics they make. There are multiple versions.
This is so soothing to hear. I plan to be a nurse, and that's just great news how advanced our technology has gotten. Let's take advantage and study study study! For the benefit of others! :D
Look at the video of the conference where the eLEGS was unveiled, it seems to have come a way since the video has made. And the woman from the video says she got another 8 hours in on using it.
This is AWESOME! I'm not paralyzed in any way, but I can relate to how much they just want to enjoy life on their feet. I have a debilitating disease that prevents me from doing things I want to do, but because of fatigue and not paralysis. If I forced it I could walk in the park and even run, but not for long before I collapse from exhaustion. Even though this device seems to be for people with paralysis, it gives me hope for technology helping people with all sorts of medical problems. :)
as I do to get in Venezuela, you will have an impressive success sfelicito God bless you for thinking that life continues and you sla do more pleasing to those who need their creation.
I dearly wish I had the money to buy my father one of these. Since the past few Christmas eves, his years in a wheelchair began to outnumber his years without one, having been shot in the spine in his 30's. Since the muscles in his lower back and buttock aren't strong enough to support his weight on crutches, he's been confined to a wheelchair for half his life. Just to be able to see him able to walk around at 6'2 instead of roll at 4'3 would be amazing.
This is today. Imagine what it will be in just two or three years. Smaller battery pack, smaller control unit and smaller, lighter exoskeleton. This is wonderful and I wish them great success! Seeing the look on the womans face......there are no words to describe it.
It's fantastic,the woman who is interviewed just gives me shivers, but it's going to be the same story. When a wealthy person becomes paralyzed.... I love this in lieu of a cure (which will also be for the wealthy). All this fine work, for so very few of those in need. It just reminds me of what these magicians can do with all of their hardcore study and effort, and how few will benefit from it.
@lollalot dont think its speed they think of when paralyzed, just the sensation of to be able to walk is so huge i can understand them even if it doesnt go as fast as a weelchair
the only thing I see as a problem, is the batteries needed to run the device, with merging of ideas like the technology that can charge batteries as you walk. The roof for these devices would be unimaginable. It looks amazing, not only the device, but the sheer joy on her face as she walks for the first time in 15+ years. She said it best"I'm not supposed to be in a wheelchair, we are meant to walk".
Really cool!! I'm so glad to see this will be out soon :) although I'm not in a wheel chair I know several people who are, and I can't think of anything more exciting than to see them walking!!! Thank you for sharing this clip :)
@rocks4848 it wouldnt work without crutches, the soldiers legs work, that was just to show where the tech came from, they use it to assist soldiers carrying heavy loads
This is amazing! Though it is sad to think that we are so close to curing paralysis and yet so far away from defeating cancer. Now all they need to do is make a bionic arm for amputees.
@CuervoBlack06 That was almost a year ago. You haven't seen REX lately. And this thing still doesn't leave your hands free like Rex, nor does it balance on its own. This is assisted walking instead of robotic walking. Let's see which one gets into the market first, eh?
hopefully the eLEGS progressively becomes more stealthier since it's currently pretty bulky. Probably in 10 years or so we'll see this actually be affordable and practical.
@Qdrum803 it is still a medical breakthrough, amongst many other things. It is also a military breakthrough, however they are discussing it's "medical" applications. It's breaking through all kinds of barriers and will be able to treat a large variety of conditions. I think the Japanese version is still way better.
It never ceases to amaze me the efforts people go through to criticize religion. This is an awesome piece of technology that is going to help lots of people. Why can't we just appreciate THAT and leave all the hating at home?
I have waited so long for people to actually start USING and SELLING the new remarcable technologies humanity have come up with, and now it's FINALLY happening! This is astounding! Can't wait to see this in real life, in action :D
as I do to get in Venezuela, you will have an impressive success sfelicito God bless you for thinking that life continues and you sla do more pleasing to those who need their creation. is very important that the translation d ela page is in several languages
i hope they get some great goverment funding because people need this this is absolutely the bestthing ihave ever seen to help someone and give them hope
Hello, I want to know if this technology is for sale, which country sold the exoskeleton? how much money does the product... I am from Colombia, I want to know where I buy this exoskeleton ! thank
the small freedoms we as (normal)people take for granted,im personally hoping the best for these type of products for the common good of all people,give back some of the freedom stolen from them,as far as debilitating injuries
FINALLY SOME PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USEFUL FOR! AS A PARAPLEGIC MYSELF, I FIND THIS TO BE NOT JUST OPTIMISTIC, BUT INSPIRING AS WELL THAT THERE ARE SCIENTISTS AND MANY OTHERS ACTUALLY WORKING ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS. NOW THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST HURDLE WITH THIS, IS TO MAKE ACTUALLY AFFORDABLE OR BE ABLE TO BE COVERED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
This is just amazing and awe inspiring. Just the idea that something so beneficial is here today and that I lived to see it takes my breath away. And for those of you who say its fake...all I have to say to you is shove it. Just 10 years ago computers were simple black and white machines that could do very little, now you walk around with a super computer in you pocket. Surely this is VERY conceivable. And for gods sake.....if you are going to be insulting make sure you know spelling and grammar
I hope the government gives these out free to the people who need them. This is the kind of thing that needs to be on the news, not Lohan, Hilton, or Kardashian drama.
My issue here is the part where the VP said they entered a license agreement with UC to commercialize this project. SO DO THOSE ENGINEERS GET ROYALTY FEES???
@RHYTHM72010 Yeah, because you wear your wheelchair under your clothes. This exoskeleton will be useful mainly for rehabilitation. This is a huge step forward.
So how does one get to start using one of these? I have been paralyzed since March of 2009 and my circulation as well as other body functions have suffered due to inactivity. It would mean the world to me to be able to stand up and walk again. Even if it were just once!!
How could someone dislike this? Watching this video I feel so happy that someone is being about to walk again, a thing I take for granted everyday.
wow this is truly a step forward for people who cant walk and even handicapped or even the elderly, i am proud of you for creating this, i know its gonna help alot of people
This is phenomenal. Stories like this give inspiration to a lot of people to work for humanity.
Many people are gonna be REALLY very happy because of this. Just look at the excitement in that lady's face when she notices that she is actually walking. This will change the lives of many people who are paralyzed for the rest of their lives. Hats off to the scientists at berkley bionics.
This was an authentic video. We should be thankful that this technology exists now. Any of us could end up in a similar situation. Truly wonderful.
My dad and family are traveling to California this weekend to test this thing out! He is a T-5 paraplegic since 2001. In the past year he has regained strength and even some return in his legs by swimming and standing in his standing-frame. We hope e-Legs will help his muscles 'remember' how to walk again as he continues to gain strength.
This is amazing, I cant imagine how many people's lives will be improved from this
Thank you for making this video. Thank you those of you who commented. I like this product. The next step is to make solutions like this affordable.
this is seriously awesome. i had an injury and couldnt walk for a long time but for those who are paralysed to be able to experience this and walk again is... wow.
This is amazing. I'm not in need of this, but for the people who are this is monumental. For all the horrible things we use technology for their is always a gem like this tucked away. Good job guys.
Wow! This is amazing for those people who have not been able to walk. BRAVO to Berkely Bionics!
I'm so happy for the people that will get to have this.Simply amazing.
This world ROCKS! These are the things we should be focusing on. Technologies that can improve the way we do things or help us do the things we are unable to do. I can't imagine not being able to walk. This is why I love technology. Its everywhere, its everything, its our life! A proud salute to the Berkley Bionics group for their efforts and to those who have helped.
I think this is awesome!!! I know a guy that had a brain tumor and pretty much made him learn everyday stuff all over again, but at a much slower rate and even 8 or so years later he is just now walking decently with a walker. I would really like to see him get one of these! He really deserves it...
AMAZING...just amazing. This gives me incredible hope that some day there will be a solution for my blindness as well. This is so "moving" ....on ALL levels!!!
this is incredibly touching!!!!! My eyes are welling! Total admiration for the masterminds...........those having a passion and desire for those wanting to walk again! Amazing! A hearty round of applause!
This is going to make a lot of people happy, great job finalizing this.
How could someone dislike this?
This thing is a miracle!
You have given hope to those that were hanging on a thread! Very inspirational!!!Good job Berkeley.
This is monumental! Please make it affordable, the more people who are able to afford it the more purchases.
This. Is so. GOOD!!! Thanks so much for making this wonderous device!! I suffer different health problems that it is designed to help with, but I well know how disempowering and debilitating a loss of mobility can be, and what it means to *regain* that mobility again. This device is a god send to everyone who can use it. Thanks once again!
I am so pleased to see this happening. This is the true purpose of technology;. To improve the quality of lives, Thank you Berkeleybionics.. I wish you tremendous success!.
Mere words cannot express how I feel about the benefits that this kind of technology can bring to mankind ! I have nothing but admiration for people who are doing this work. Let's keep the cost down. Right !
As long as it's always available to the general public and not just the military.
This is so amazing! I hope they continue to advance this wonderful technology so that one day everyone can have access to it for a cheaper price.
Great work guys...consider your work not only the most important military uses, but the help it will give to human people, will be even more. Each day you guys go to work, I hope you love it....because you guys have something special here...keep going!!!
Remember Carbon Fibers, lightweight etc, I guess that's the next step...to make it smaller and easier to use. Good luck all.
Most promising design sofar.
Great work.
I adore science and technology. Thank you Berkeley Bionics, and the thousand years worth of technological evolution that enabled them.
This is wonderful. May the trials nest year go well. Thank you for sharing this video with the world
To those of you that have snide comments about this please do yourself the favor of keeping them to yourself. You obviously have never known someone in a wheel chair or can even emphasize with someone who is.
To say that this is remarkable truly doesn't do it justice. All you have to do is look at look at Amanda's face when she uses the eLegs to know that something fantastic has been created for people that have a desire to walk again. I hope this research continues.
I love when she shouts "I'm doing it!!" she's so happy :)
this is the way technology, engineering and the sciences should be used - for the betterment of the world. this is great!
OMG! This brought tears to my eyes. No! Wait! I am sobbing. My son has been a level T-10 paraplegic since 12/21/2006. This would change his life!
I love the fact that invented this and is now giving people the ability to walk again. They have been through so much and now they have a chance to be like anyone else. My only question is can you eventually walk without the crutches?
This is amazing. :D
I'm pretty sure the HULC device was meant to brace your legs and give them extra, metal bones on the outside to minimize injuries, but to do something like this, the braces need to move by themselves. I can't believe they actually did it. :)
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to 2010. The future is here.
@chaniotis I totally agree with you. I was stuck without walking for just 3 months after my amputation surgery, and I went nuts. I couldn't imagine NEVER being able to walk again. I would totally wear this out in public and not care if that was the case. Now hopefully insurances will cover this for all those people...
We Are Here. Do you realize that this IS the beginning of the future? Absolutely mind blowing. We have the bricks all we need is to organize them into a building.
This is fabulous to see! I've met several people who are fabulous athletes even as users of wheelchairs or other conventional mobility devices, and I've wondered at times what they might be capable of if they were free to apply that same level of dedication and effort to life in a walking, upright body...maybe one day before long I won't have to wonder anymore. :)
Brilliant!, Congrats to Berkeley Bionics for bringing the future to today. Berkeley and Argo with the re-walk I think? making the wheelchair an obsolete devise. This would have saved my grandfather. God Bless You and ever forward.
@john1966elliott The elegs is for Paraplegics. The "Hulc" Version makes it to where you can run with up to 200 lbs. of weight. There are videos of the other robics they make. There are multiple versions.
I don't even understand how someone can dislike this video or the achievement that it documents.
awesome! Now let's find a way to make this accessible to everyone who needs one. bravo
This is so soothing to hear. I plan to be a nurse, and that's just great news how advanced our technology has gotten. Let's take advantage and study study study! For the benefit of others! :D
Look at the video of the conference where the eLEGS was unveiled, it seems to have come a way since the video has made. And the woman from the video says she got another 8 hours in on using it.
It's great to see the rate at which our species is progressing.
this makes me appreciate how thankful we should be for even walking.
This is AWESOME! I'm not paralyzed in any way, but I can relate to how much they just want to enjoy life on their feet. I have a debilitating disease that prevents me from doing things I want to do, but because of fatigue and not paralysis. If I forced it I could walk in the park and even run, but not for long before I collapse from exhaustion. Even though this device seems to be for people with paralysis, it gives me hope for technology helping people with all sorts of medical problems. :)
Sure the legs are slow, but the fact that we now have the ability to enable these people to walk again (to an extent obviously) is just awesome.
as I do to get in Venezuela, you will have an impressive success sfelicito God bless you for thinking that life continues and you sla do more pleasing to those who need their creation.
Wow this is awesome.
I'm not paralyzed nor am I close to anyone who is but I really feel for the people who are. Awesome what science can do!
This is awesome! Wonderful innovation, thank God for the hard work of these professionals!
I dearly wish I had the money to buy my father one of these. Since the past few Christmas eves, his years in a wheelchair began to outnumber his years without one, having been shot in the spine in his 30's. Since the muscles in his lower back and buttock aren't strong enough to support his weight on crutches, he's been confined to a wheelchair for half his life. Just to be able to see him able to walk around at 6'2 instead of roll at 4'3 would be amazing.
This is today. Imagine what it will be in just two or three years. Smaller battery pack, smaller control unit and smaller, lighter exoskeleton. This is wonderful and I wish them great success! Seeing the look on the womans face......there are no words to describe it.
This is the future !!!! This is the kind of stuff I dreamed when I thought about the future while a kid last century.
And this is why I want to be an engineer. Excellent job Berkeley Bionics!
i dont know why, but this gave me shivvers =) im so glad that scientists are finding ways to help people with disabilities.
It's fantastic,the woman who is interviewed just gives me shivers, but it's going to be the same story. When a wealthy person becomes paralyzed....
I love this in lieu of a cure (which will also be for the wealthy). All this fine work, for so very few of those in need.
It just reminds me of what these magicians can do with all of their hardcore study and effort, and how few will benefit from it.
not only are you happy you can walk again but you look like a superhero in that thing
congratulations to both the people who can now be mobile and to Berkeley Bionics for giving them the capability.
@lollalot dont think its speed they think of when paralyzed, just the sensation of to be able to walk is so huge i can understand them even if it doesnt go as fast as a weelchair
the only thing I see as a problem, is the batteries needed to run the device, with merging of ideas like the technology that can charge batteries as you walk. The roof for these devices would be unimaginable. It looks amazing, not only the device, but the sheer joy on her face as she walks for the first time in 15+ years. She said it best"I'm not supposed to be in a wheelchair, we are meant to walk".
Really cool!! I'm so glad to see this will be out soon :) although I'm not in a wheel chair I know several people who are, and I can't think of anything more exciting than to see them walking!!! Thank you for sharing this clip :)
@berkeleybionics Thank you -You folks are great! I pray for all success in your endeavors!
@rocks4848 it wouldnt work without crutches, the soldiers legs work, that was just to show where the tech came from, they use it to assist soldiers carrying heavy loads
It's amazing that technology is being used to help the disabled people in this world. This is only the start.
Bravo you guyss - an astonishingly wonderful accomplishment!
this is awsome the only thing that happens is improving this cant wait to see these 10 yrs from now
This is amazing! Though it is sad to think that we are so close to curing paralysis and yet so far away from defeating cancer. Now all they need to do is make a bionic arm for amputees.
@CuervoBlack06
That was almost a year ago. You haven't seen REX lately. And this thing still doesn't leave your hands free like Rex, nor does it balance on its own. This is assisted walking instead of robotic walking. Let's see which one gets into the market first, eh?
hopefully the eLEGS progressively becomes more stealthier since it's currently pretty bulky. Probably in 10 years or so we'll see this actually be affordable and practical.
@Qdrum803 it is still a medical breakthrough, amongst many other things. It is also a military breakthrough, however they are discussing it's "medical" applications. It's breaking through all kinds of barriers and will be able to treat a large variety of conditions.
I think the Japanese version is still way better.
wow, so innovative. just imagine the possibilities these poor people can do! this is awesome!!
this make me so happy to see we using tech to help pple in every day life Great job pple who invented exo skeleton well done ! *cheer!
It never ceases to amaze me the efforts people go through to criticize religion. This is an awesome piece of technology that is going to help lots of people. Why can't we just appreciate THAT and leave all the hating at home?
I have waited so long for people to actually start USING and SELLING the new remarcable technologies humanity have come up with, and now it's FINALLY happening!
This is astounding! Can't wait to see this in real life, in action :D
as I do to get in Venezuela, you will have an impressive success sfelicito God bless you for thinking that life continues and you sla do more pleasing to those who need their creation. is very important that the translation d ela page is in several languages
i hope they get some great goverment funding because people need this this is absolutely the bestthing ihave ever seen to help someone and give them hope
@SasoriB5 ya know, i could see that. but ya gotta admit, the angle sure makes it look that way.
Hello, I want to know if this technology is for sale, which country sold the exoskeleton? how much money does the product... I am from Colombia, I want to know where I buy this exoskeleton ! thank
the small freedoms we as (normal)people take for granted,im personally hoping the best for these type of products for the common good of all people,give back some of the freedom stolen from them,as far as debilitating injuries
These people look and talk like real scientists portrayed in the movies. I like it!
FINALLY SOME PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USEFUL FOR! AS A PARAPLEGIC MYSELF, I FIND THIS TO BE NOT JUST OPTIMISTIC, BUT INSPIRING AS WELL THAT THERE ARE SCIENTISTS AND MANY OTHERS ACTUALLY WORKING ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS. NOW THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST HURDLE WITH THIS, IS TO MAKE ACTUALLY AFFORDABLE OR BE ABLE TO BE COVERED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
@ollebo This comment deserves to be given some kind of award for excellence. I applaud you.
this is some outstanding engineering! really awesome what you guys are doing. keep up the amazing work!! :)
completely amazing and unthinkable (:
her face at 2:45 instantly gave me joy as well as this video
@nowy5 we can only hope. Its amazing what technology has done
This is just amazing and awe inspiring. Just the idea that something so beneficial is here today and that I lived to see it takes my breath away. And for those of you who say its fake...all I have to say to you is shove it. Just 10 years ago computers were simple black and white machines that could do very little, now you walk around with a super computer in you pocket. Surely this is VERY conceivable. And for gods sake.....if you are going to be insulting make sure you know spelling and grammar
Is there any news about this? I found the article on a
Magazine so I would be very interested if there is still being studied or has it stopped?
It’s been 13 years since this video was published- have there been advances or adoption of this technology since then?
I hope the government gives these out free to the people who need them. This is the kind of thing that needs to be on the news, not Lohan, Hilton, or Kardashian drama.
@Slaytallidethrax1 The body isnt built to sit in a chair all day, this is better for other parts of the body too, it says this in the video.
Hola.
Consulta, como puedo contactarme... para conseguir mas información sobre los EXOESQUELETO.
Saludos.
My issue here is the part where the VP said they entered a license agreement with UC to commercialize this project. SO DO THOSE ENGINEERS GET ROYALTY FEES???
@RHYTHM72010
Yeah, because you wear your wheelchair under your clothes. This exoskeleton will be useful mainly for rehabilitation. This is a huge step forward.
Keep pushing through keep moving anew keep breaking your limit keep making holy discussion
perhaps they can design small motorized joints controlled by a hand switch that will allow easier and faster movement.
00:53 "I'm not meant to be on my wheelchair, rolling" That made me cry and realize how lucky I am.
what type of messed up people disliked this?
Incredible technology really inspiring. As someone who knows parapalegic's this is really astounding!
So how does one get to start using one of these? I have been paralyzed since March of 2009 and my circulation as well as other body functions have suffered due to inactivity.
It would mean the world to me to be able to stand up and walk again. Even if it were just once!!
This will be wonderful when they are able to bring it to market
do you guys have something for muscular dystrophy? like would this work for me because i have limb girdle muscular dystrophy