With an exoskeleton, a paralyzed guy was able to walk again

French scientists have been able to achieve unsurpassed results in exoskeleton control. The experiment was conducted with a paralyzed person.

The cause of paralysis of the 28-year-old Frenchman Thibault was an injury to the cervical spine. The guy fell from the balcony. After this tragic accident, he was no longer able to move his arms and legs. But despite this, the Frenchman agreed to take part in testing organized by the Clinatec Biotechnology Center and the University Hospital of Grenoble. The results are displayed in an article for The Lancet magazine.

Sensors were implanted into the sensorimotor areas of the brain, each of which consisted of 64 electrodes. Motor teams transformed into exoskeleton control. To learn how to manage it, a paralyzed guy took more than 2 years. All this time he trained on special game simulators.

Tibo managed to achieve good results - the implementation of 60−70% of all teams sent by the brain. In total, he managed to get to the hospital almost 145 meters.

According to scientists, talking about the successful completion of the experiment is still too early. Work on an exoskeleton control system using the brain continues.

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