(Marine Corps Times) Joshua Stewart - Thanks to perseverance and cutting-edge technology, Capt. Derek Herrera did something once thought impossible: He walked across a stage last Friday to receive the Bronze Star. Herrera was paralyzed from the chest down in June 2012 by a sniper's bullet in Afghanistan. He now has a robotic exoskeleton called the "ReWalk" that helps him walk, invented by Dr. Amit Goffer of Israel. Herrera was one of the first Americans to use the ReWalk in their home after the Food and Drug Administration approved the device for use outside of medical settings. The nearly $70,000 exoskeleton includes leg braces, a backpack with a computer and batteries, a watch-like controller, and crutches. With it, he can stand, walk and sit.
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