Japan has developed a wearable exoskeletal cyborg to help patients walk again. 

It uses brain waves to communicate with the prosthesis to achieve a close-to-real simulation of natural mobility.

Kirsten Sorenson was 55 when she contracted Motor Neuron Disease. It ultimately paralyzed her. 

But then she heard of this new therapy, a light-weight adaptation with motorized joints that respond to her thoughts. 

It will help to reactivate and strengthen impaired muscle and restore reasonable independence to patients. 

The device, called Hal, has a global market potential of almost $3-billion and was developed by robotist Yoshiyuki Sankai.

It detects tiny skin sensations that would have accompanied normal motive actions, and interprets those as signals to move. 

But, although it takes a lot of therapy to master Hal, eventually the patients acquires a greater sense of self-control and autonomy.

Its wonderful to see dead-bones coming to life again. 

(c) Peter Missing @ me2u2all.blogspot.com