World Cup to begin with mind-controlled kick from paralyzed
Jan 5, 2014 9:05:33 GMT -8
Post by DJ on Jan 5, 2014 9:05:33 GMT -8
Here's a really cool story I just read, it's great to see them do something like this for such a huge event! 
The first ceremonial kick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil might not be delivered by a superstar soccer player. Instead, more than 100 scientists are working on the world's most advanced mind-controlled exoskeleton to allow a teenager, paralyzed from the waist down, to get things underway.
The exoskeleton, made of motorized metal braces, will support and bend the kicker's legs by using brain signals to trigger movement in the suit.
The exoskeleton, made of motorized metal braces, will support and bend the kicker's legs by using brain signals to trigger movement in the suit.
Read more: World Cup to begin with mind-controlled kick from paralyzed teen
, but on the serious side it's great to see people with disabilities being recognised for a change. It's amazing what engineers and scientists are coming up with now.