Super Robo-Suit Helps Paralyzed Man Visit France

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Submission + - Super Robo-Suit Helps Paralyzed Man Visit France (inhabitat.com) 2

Submitted by Elliot Chang on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @11:02AM

Elliot Chang writes: A 49-year-old Japanese man who has been paralyzed for 28 years since he was involved in a car accident is set to embark on a trip to France with the aid of this super high-tech robotic suit. The futuristic device, that looks a lot like Iron Man‘s suit, will help Seiji Uchida to achieve his dream of visiting the medieval French World Heritage site of Mont Saint Michel.

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