She credited assistive technologies more broadly with saving her from "desperation and extremely dark thoughts."
The Atalante X is made by Wandercraft, a company founded by a group of engineers in 2012 that develops mobility technologies.
Kevin Piette, a Paralympic tennis player, carried the Olympic torch in the Atalante X, Wandercraft's robotic exoskeleton.
Advancing rehabilitationDr. Laurent Metz, Wandercraft's global chief medical officer, described the Atalante X as a "walking robot full of sensors."
Other assistive technologies are redefining accessibility and mobility.
Persons:
there's, —, Esther Klang, Klang, Wandercraft, Kevin Piette, Laurent Metz, Metz, ReWalk, Elaine Schaertl, Short, Tatum, Dani Clode, neuroscientists, Clode, It's
Organizations:
Service, Robotics, Tufts University, Tatum Robotics, National Disability Institute
Locations:
Wandercraft's, Europe, Brazil