Magic legs of paralyzed people

A 20-year-old paralyzed man had the opportunity to travel through a special invention. Radi Kaiof, 41, can now walk into the street thanks to a pair of tripods. It helped his legs move and pushed him forward.

The device, called ReWalk, is the invention of engineer Amit Goffer. He is the founder of Argo Medical Technologies, an Israeli high-tech company. A product modeled after the crustaceans, ReWalk helps people who are paralyzed below the waist to stand up, walk and even climb stairs.

Thanks to ReWalk, Radi doesn't need a wheelchair anymore.
Photo: Reuters.

Amit himself was paralyzed in an accident in 1997 but the engineer could not use his own invention because his hand was very weak.

ReWalk needs crutches to balance. It is made up of engine-mounted prostheses, body-mounted sensors, a bag on the back that contains a controller and rechargeable batteries.

Users choose mode - stand up, sit down, walk, climb, climb - thanks to a remote control attached to the wrist and then lean forward to activate the sensors on the body can. These sensors control two tripods. It lifts the user out of the wheelchair and allows them to stand upright.

ReWalk is in the process of testing at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is expected to hit the market in 2010.