Posted on Apr 28, 2017
What do you think about the robotic legs that the VA is starting to issue to paralyzed veterans?
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One minute, Lt. j.g. Brandon Myers was a hard-charging Navy officer gunning it through the Naval Special Warfare obstacle course in Coronado.
The next minute, he was falling from a tall vertical cargo net. Landing hard, he hasn’t felt his legs or pelvis since.
Now 28-year-old Myers is the first San Diego U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs patient to be issued a pair of robotic legs that allow him to walk fully upright again: http://bit.ly/2oSNHH8
The next minute, he was falling from a tall vertical cargo net. Landing hard, he hasn’t felt his legs or pelvis since.
Now 28-year-old Myers is the first San Diego U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs patient to be issued a pair of robotic legs that allow him to walk fully upright again: http://bit.ly/2oSNHH8
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I think it is absolutely outstanding! Anything to improve one's quality of life is necessary!
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If they are anything like the picture, they will be a nightmare to travel with and forget about air travel with the width of seats. I would like to see a slimmed down version with the power package sitting on the top of the thigh and on the shin below the knee, or behind on the calf. Great concept, however.
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