Kim Seung-hwan, who is himself a paraplegic and part of the KAIST team, demonstrated the prototype which helped him walk at a speed of 3.2 kph (2 mph), climb a flight of stairs and take sideways ...

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have unveiled a lightweight wearable robot that enables paraplegics to walk, navigate obstacles, and even climb stairs.

DAEJEON, South Korea – South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling them to walk, maneuver obstacles ...