Paralyzed Person to Kick Word Cup's First Ball

The first kick of this year's (2014) World Cup in Brazil will be by a paralyzed teen who will be wheeled out to the field, and using a thought controlled exoskeleton kick the first ball of the game.

It is part of the Walk Again Project at Duke University.

More here: http://virtualreality.duke.edu/project/walk-again-project/

And here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/mind-controlled-prostheses-offer-hope-for-disabled/2013/05/03/fbc1018a-8778-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html

This video is via the team at Colorado State University who made the custom 3D printed helmet that will protect the electronics on the head.

via: http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/26/paralyzed-teen-world-cup/

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