ReWalk claims to be the ‘world’s first commerically-viable upright walking tool’. Strapped to the legs of a patient, this walking wheelchair uses proprioceptors and a computer to translate upper body movements into walking. Neat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQRQs-N-ZIM
BBC article
Read the complete post at http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/2008/08/robotic-exo-skeleton-lets-paraplegics-walk/