"Meant to Shock the World.”

Today a paraplegic, dressed in a metal vest and a blue cap affixed with electrodes, got out of his wheelchair to take the first kick at the World Cup. A gesture "meant to shock the world,” said by Dr. Nicolelis. A demonstration of this caliber is outside of the standard for robotic demonstration. 

The robotic exoskeleton is the brain child of Dr. Nicolelis, a leading scientist in the file of brain-machine interfaces, and was created with a team of over 150 researchers.

The exoskeleton received direct instructions from the individual who is wearing the suit. Paper-thin electrodes within the blue cap worn but the paraplegic records and transmits neuronal information to and from a small computer on the back of the exoskeleton. From there the information is sent to the legs. 

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