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It's all in the wrist.
一切玄機盡在小小手腕。
That's the location of the wireless remote control for the first wearable exoskeleton to be approved by the FDA for home use.
手腕處就是第一次被FDA批準供家庭使用這種可穿戴動力外骨骼無線遙控的位置。
It's called ReWalk.
它被稱為“重新行走”。
Some people paralyzed from the waist down can use the robotic apparatus to walk again, with the aid of crutches.
腰部以下癱瘓的患者可以借助拐杖幫助使用這一機械裝置再次走路。
Produced by Argo Medical Technologies,ReWalk consists of leg braces, motorized joints and motion sensors that correct for changes in balance and movement.
“重新行走”經由Argo醫療技術研發,它包括腿部支撐,電動關節及運動傳感器,校正平衡和運動所帶來的變化。
A harness keeps the suit in place on the user, who wears a backpack holding the rechargeable battery power supply and controlling computer.
這套器具完美貼合用戶,穿戴者需要身背用以供電的可充電電池及控制計算機背包。
ReWalk was created by Argo's founder, Amit Goffer, himself quadriplegic as the result of a 1997 ATV accident.
“重新行走”是由Argo的創始人阿米特?高飛創造,他本人因為1997年的ATV事故四肢癱瘓。
Goffer holds a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering.
高飛擁有電氣和計算機工程博士學位。
The device is for people who can already stand with the assistance of crutches or a walker.
這種設備可以用于那些憑借拐杖或助行架協助已經可以站立的患者。
It weighs about 46 pounds.
它重約46磅。
But Argo says that a user only feels the weight of the roughly five-pound backpack.
但是Argo公司表示用戶只會感覺背包大約5磅的重量。
The green light from the FDA is a big step forward for the entire exoskeleton industry.
FDA的此次批準是整個動力外骨骼行業邁出的一大步。
The price for a unit is $69,500.
這一設備的單價是69500美元。
But the value of such devices may be beyond evaluation.
但它的價值可能會超出預期。
