Ekso Bionics — a company that makes exoskeleton bionic devices — recently acquired Parker Hannifin’s business unit for human motion and control for $10 million. The acquisition will help extend Ekso’s product line across the continuum of care and provides access to Vanderbilt University as a research partner.
The opportunities for what we can discover and create with science and technology are vast, but this video is a perfect example of how it can be not only astonishingly profound, it can be pretty touching. Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis was the person behind the brain-controlled exoskeleton the gave a paralyzed man the ability to kick […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Bay Area-based Ekso Bionics has developed a wearable bionic suit that’s meant to give those with mobility problems a little more spring in their step: Its exoskeleton, approved by the FDA, is meant to help the paralyzed or semi-paralyzed “walk” with a typical gait. The publicly traded company has been developing robotic exoskeletons, or “wearable robots,” as it […]