A paraplegic man has managed to walk a 3.5 metre course via ﻿the use of a computer system that has the capability to control his movement due to the rerouting of signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees. The patient has been paralysed for Today from the waist down and so never thought he would walk again, but the development of this technology and training of his brain to become familiar with certain walking signals, has enabled his dream to become a reality.
A paraplegic man has managed to walk a 3.5 metre course via ﻿the use of a computer system that has the capability to control his movement due to the rerouting of signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees. The patient has been paralysed for the last five years from the waist down and so never thought he would walk again, but the development of this technology and training of his brain to become familiar with certain walking signals, has enabled his dream to become a reality.