Quadriplegic man walks using mind-reading robotic exoskeleton

Robo-suit hailed as huge step forward for paralysed patients

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Thibault, who broke his neck in a fall four years ago, takes his first steps in the exoskeleton
(Image credit: Fonds de Dotation Clinatec)

A man paralysed from the neck down has been able to walk using a mind-reading exoskeleton suit.

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