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Paralyzed Jockey Loses Ability To Walk After Manufacturer Refuses To Fix Battery For His $100,000 Exoskeleton (hardware.slashdot.org)
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After a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed from the waist down in 2009, former jockey Michael Straight learned to walk again with the help of a $100,000 ReWalk Personal exoskeleton. Earlier this month, that exoskeleton broke because of a malfunctioning piece of wiring in an accompanying watch that makes the exoskeleton work. The manufacturer refused to fix it, saying the machine was now too old to be serviced, and Straight once again couldn't walk anymore.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Silverhand was right.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

  1. That's disgusting...

  2. /. is still going?