Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk
This is amazing. I built one to help my nephew walk, and now selling commercially ( <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;trexorobotics.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;trexorobotics.com</a> )<p>I am fed-up at the lack of options available to individuals. People thought that everyone will get an exoskeleton and be able to walk with it everywhere. But the industry ran into many challenges.<p>A big one that many dont understand is getting insurance coverage. The way the US healthcare system is designed, it will only cover restoration of mobility, not a restoration of function. So, from their perspective, a wheelchair and some pain meds can do the job easily.<p>I believe that they key is to start with children, this is where you have families desperate for a solution, higher costs due to them growing and spending their entire life in a wheelchair, and the option to truly have a life changing impact.<p>But things are changing, people are starting to notice the work that we are doing. We need a lot more people building exoskeletons and similar powered orthotics!!