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Robotic Exoskeleton: The Future is Now | SoCal Connected | KCET

Written By KCETSoCalConnected on Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 | 10:29 PM

 
In 2012, Marine captain Derek Herrera was shot and paralyzed from the chest down after leading a special operations task in Afghanistan during his third deployment. Doctors told him he most likely would never walk again. Determined to prove his diagnosis wrong, Herrera discovered ReWalk Robotics, a motorized external prosthetic skeleton that gives paraplegic individuals the chance to walk again. In this segment of "SoCal Connected," Jennifer Sabih interviews Herrera on how the device has impacted his life, and marvels at witnessing what was once thought impossible. Want to learn more? Watch more SoCal Connected at https://bit.ly/3RDN0hN ~~~~~~ Subscribe to KCET YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/kcet-YTsubscribe Subscribe to KCET SoCal Connected YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3evgxM8 Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KCET28 Twitter: https://twitter.com/KCET Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kcet/ Sign-up for our Newsletter: https://bit.ly/kcet-newsletter-signup #SoCalConnected #SoCal #California #documentary #culture #robotic #exoskeleton

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