A former jockey who was left paralyzed from the waist down after a horse riding accident was able to walk again thanks to a cutting-edge piece of robotic tech: a $100,000 ReWalk Personal exoskeleton.
But it turned him away, claiming his exoskeleton was too old, 404 media reports.
"After 371,091 steps my exoskeleton is being retired after 10 years of unbelievable physical therapy," Michael Straight posted on Facebook earlier this month.
"The reasons why it has stopped is a pathetic excuse for a bad company to try and make more money.".
According to Straight, the issue was caused by a piece of wiring that had come loose from the battery that powered a wristwatch used to control the exoskeleton.
If it weren't for that, he could still be struggling to find a way to get his mobility back again.
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