The Body Odd - 'Exoskeleton' lets paraplegic student walk at graduation

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Austin Whitney, a UC Berkeley student who was paralyzed in an auto accident four years ago, walked across the stage at his commencement ceremony using the "Austin" exoskeleton, developed by Berkeley's Prof. Homayoon Kazerooni and his team of mechanical engineering students.
By Melissa Dahl

Graduation is a big step for any 22-year-old, but for Austin Whitney, it was huge: The UC Berkeley grad, a paraplegic since 2007, stood from his wheelchair and walked across stage at Saturday's commencement ceremony.

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Extraordinarily ordinary.

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