Paralyzed Woman Finishes London Marathon in a Bionic Suit - Polidicks

[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17m041gnl21m6jpg/original.jpg[/img] [quote=The telegraph] Ms Lomas has walked around two miles a day of the 26.2-mile route, cheered on by husband Dan, mother Joyce and 13-month-old daughter Maisie. The 32-year-old, from Eye Kettleby, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, was left paralysed from the chest down following a horse riding accident in 2007. But despite this she set off on April 22 with 36,000 people participating in the marathon. As she crossed the finishing line on The Mall today, she became the first person to complete any marathon using a bionic ReWalk suit. [img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02213/ClaireLomaspa_2213973c.jpg[/img] So far she has raised more than £80,000 for Spinal Research, a charity which funds medical research around the world to develop reliable treatments for paralysis caused by a broken back or neck. (PA) A number of celebrities have also lent their support by walking a mile alongside her, including TV presenter Gabby Logan and husband, former international rugby star Kenny, and TV presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle. But Ms Lomas will not appear in the official results or qualify to receive a medal when she finished as competitors have to finish the course on the same day to qualify for a medal. The mother-of-one broke her neck, back and ribs and punctured a lung when her horse Rolled Oats threw her off as she took part in the Osberton Horse Trials in Nottinghamshire in 2007. The £43,000 ReWalk suit she used for the marathon, designed by Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer, enables people with lower-limb paralysis to stand, walk and climb stairs through motion sensors and an onboard computer system. A shift in the wearer's balance, indicating their desire to take, for example, a step forward, triggers the suit to mimic the response that the joints would have if they were not paralysed. [img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02213/Claire-Lomas-marat_2213304c.jpg[/img] Claire Lomas taking part in the London Marathon (Geoff Pugh) [/quote] [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/london-marathon/9252205/Paralysed-Claire-Lomas-completes-London-Marathon.html[/url] She's awesome. And I can smell the Deus Ex puns from a mile away

I wonder if they'll ever find a way to 'rewire' damaged limbs. I hope they do. It may be practically impossible to restore feeling entirely, but I'm sure it's plausible for motor control to be restored.

When I saw "Bionic suit" I really thought a proper exoskeleton, but still, not bad!

If there's one field we'll see a lot of innovation in the near future it'll be prosthetic limbs and bionic suits.

"Maximum Speed"

I think I remember seeing a video about that suit when it was a prototype. It was an awesome concept, glad to see it actually works.

So awesome to witness the future unfold right before your eyes.

[QUOTE=Yahnich;35874777]Probably eventually, but until they find a way to either regenerate nerves or implant home-grown nerves I think the best alternative is robotics.[/QUOTE] They aren't missing, they just aren't connected, and we don't have a way of connecting, save mending them.

Did they throw in the Icarus landing system too?

What's nice that the article forgot to mention was that quite a few winners donated their medals to her.

[QUOTE=archangel125;35874748]I wonder if they'll ever find a way to 'rewire' damaged limbs. I hope they do. It may be practically impossible to restore feeling entirely, but I'm sure it's plausible for motor control to be restored.[/QUOTE] Eventually. [url]http://www.braingate.com/[/url] [quote]The goals of the BrainGate™ Company is to create technology that will allow severely disabled individuals—including those with traumatic spinal cord injury and loss of limbs—to communicate and control common every-day functions literally through thought. The BrainGate™ Company was founded by Chairman, Jeffrey M. Stibel and is led by a seasoned team of entrepreneurs whose goal is to advance movement through thought alone[/quote] From what I've read, the muscles are fine, it's just the severed connection

[QUOTE=inconspicious;35875799]Did they throw in the Icarus landing system too?[/QUOTE] No, it's shit and puts you in 3rd person whenever you fall over

they say she's raising money for charity, but she's actually saving part of it for a few praxis kits so she can get the typhoon and the cloaking system then she will be truly feared

"I wanted Orange, not blue!"

vwoooooo ka-CHHHHH

This reminds me of the scene in the Avengers when Ion Man goes "Prepare for Max Speed"

Now let's make it gas-powered, upgrade the servomotors and see how well it handles at 20mph

[QUOTE=bunnyspy1;35874940]"Maximum Speed"[/QUOTE]Stealth Mode Active

oh my god I imagined something more menacing than what was actually shown :v: