It wo n’t be a superstar football player who takes the first kick of 2014 ’s Football World Cup in Brazil . Nope , rather , it will be a stripling , paralyse from the waist down , who will use the world ’s most innovative mind - curb exoskeleton to get thing underway .
A little part of a large - shell external collaborative labor calledWalk Again , the exoskeleton technology in enquiry sustain the low body , using head bodily function to trigger social movement in the suit . Brain wave are detected using electrodes on the scalp , glow wirelessly to the exoskeleton , and processed into commands which produce movement .
That motion , however , will be complemented by feedback , to make the experience feel more raw . That means the suit will admit sensors to supervise touch , temperature and strength on the cause , which will be give back to the user via optical displays and vibrating motors . In theory , those same signals could be transmitted directly into the brainiac to permit the user to see the suit as if it were part of them . But , one step at a time , veracious ?
The wearer of the suit will be chosen from a lowly mathematical group which will be training in Brazil during the run - up to the World Cup . For now , they ’re using virtual exoskeleton , but will be trying the actual matter well ahead of the first kick . [ DukeviaNew Scientist ]
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