[WEB SITE] Hybrid walking exoskeleton research at Pitt receives NSF funding.

 

Outside of sci-fi, the idea of donning a bionic suit, rocketing into the sky, and saving the world hasn’t quite gotten off the ground; however, two new grants totaling $500,209 from the National Science Foundation will help researchers at the University of Pittsburgh make great strides in helping paraplegics walk while wearing a mechanical exoskeleton.

more: Hybrid walking exoskeleton research at Pitt receives NSF funding | EurekAlert! Science News

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