Robotic legs give paralyzed patients new future

6:54 PM, Jul 22, 2011   |    comments
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ENGLEWOOD - It's been five years in development and it looks likes something from the future.

It's a wearable robot, or exoskeleton, called E-Legs. It is designed to help patients who can't walk.

Friday at Craig Hospital, Amanda Boxtell demonstrated the exoskeleton's powers.

"I never believed that I would walk again and here I am walking on my own two legs, but with the assistance of bionic technology," she said.

Boxtel was a patient at Craig 19 years ago when she was paralyzed in a skiing accident. She's been using E-Legs for the past year.

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