Exoskeleton helps paralysed patients to walk again

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM - A cutting-edge exoskeleton designed by a Brazilian neuroscientist has been featured as part of the 2014 Fifa World Cup opening ceremony.

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Paraplegic Juliano Pinto gave the first kick to Brazuca, the official World Cup ball, by donning an Iron Man-like robotic suit controlled by brain signals, BBC reported.

It is being viewed as an important step in the development of a replacement to the wheelchair.