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It's all in the wrist.
一切玄机尽在小小手腕。
That's the location of the wireless remote control for the first wearable exoskeleton to be approved by the FDA for home use.
手腕处就是第一次被FDA批准供家庭使用这种可穿戴动力外骨骼无线遥控的位置。
It's called ReWalk.
它被称为“重新行走”。
Some people paralyzed from the waist down can use the robotic apparatus to walk again, with the aid of crutches.
腰部以下瘫痪的患者可以借助拐杖帮助使用这一机械装置再次走路。
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”经由Argo医疗技术研发,它包括腿部支撑,电动关节及运动传感器,校正平衡和运动所带来的变化。
A harness keeps the suit in place on the user, who wears a backpack holding the rechargeable battery power supply and controlling computer.
这套器具完美贴合用户,穿戴者需要身背用以供电的可充电电池及控制计算机背包。
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的创始人阿米特?高飞创造,他本人因为1997年的ATV事故四肢瘫痪。
Goffer holds a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering.
高飞拥有电气和计算机工程博士学位。
The device is for people who can already stand with the assistance of crutches or a walker.
这种设备可以用于那些凭借拐杖或助行架协助已经可以站立的患者。
It weighs about 46 pounds.
它重约46磅。
But Argo says that a user only feels the weight of the roughly five-pound backpack.
但是Argo公司表示用户只会感觉背包大约5磅的重量。
The green light from the FDA is a big step forward for the entire exoskeleton industry.
FDA的此次批准是整个动力外骨骼行业迈出的一大步。
The price for a unit is $69,500.
这一设备的单价是69500美元。
But the value of such devices may be beyond evaluation.
但它的价值可能会超出预期。
