Posted on 08/25/2008 9:32:14 AM PDT by Nachum
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - paralyzed for the past 20 years, former Israeli paratrooper Radi Kaiof now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum.
That is the sound of an electronic exoskeleton moving the 41-year-old's legs and propelling him forward -- with a proud expression on his face -- as passersby stare in surprise.
"I never dreamed I would walk again. After I was wounded, I forgot what it's like," said Kaiof, who was injured while serving in the Israeli military in 1988.
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You gotta hand it to the Israelis. They are top notch innovators. I think I read an essay about some of the inventions made by the Jews in response to a leftist who wanted to boycott Israel. I need to find it and post it here.
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They made someone walk without John Kerry?!
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