Ekso Bionics makes big strides forward

Ekso Bionics is giving people with spinal cord injuries something that medical intervention and surgeries can’t — the ability to walk.
Hikers, military pilots and spinal cord patients have all benefited from Ekso Bionics’ weight-bearing frame, which supplements a person’s bone structure. Engineers at the Robotics and Engineering Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, first built the mechanical exoskeleton in 2005.

Berkeley Bionics changes name to Ekso Bionics

Berkeley Bionics, which makes technology to help paraplegics walk again, changed its name to Ekso Bionics this week.
The Berkeley business rebranded its line of “exoskeletons,” as it calls the wearable robots that let paralyzed people stand and walk.
A year ago, the company, started by Homayoon Kazerooni, made a splash as it unveiled its first set of mechanical legs.