During the World Cup opening ceremony, a young Brazilian paraplegic made the first kick using a robotic exoskeleton.
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Weirdly, the pioneering paraplegic's name has not yet been released.
The suit is built with lightweight metals and powered by hydraulics. The exoskeleton-like machine could one day take the place of wheelchairs.
A Brazilian paraplegic makes the opening #WorldCup kick using an exoskeleton suit. Our story: http://t.co/D1hwCR0wFk
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“The patient imagines that he wants to move, to walk. This is detected by sensors and sent to a computer which interprets this information and sends info to the exoskeleton," Brazilian neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis told the Washington Post.
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