"Dad, you're a robotic engineer, why don't you make<a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/father-builds-exoskeleton-help-wheelchair-bound-son-walk-2021-07-26/" class="on"> a robot that would allow us to walk</a>?" This is what Oscar Constanza told his father, Jean-Louis Constanza, and he didn't get disappointed. This year, he is able to use one. &nbsp;Image Credit: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Image Credit: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The exoskeleton is fastened to his shoulders, chest, waist, knees, and feet. By saying, "Robot, stand up," the exoskeleton lifts him up and he can start walking. According to Oscar, having this robot makes him feel independent. Image Credit:&nbsp;REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

This is just the start. A few years from now, there will be fewer wheelchairs, as various companies compete to make lightweight and accessible exoskeletons available to the public. Image Credit: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Image Credit: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

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Dad Builds Exoskeleton That Enables Wheelchair-bound Son to Walk

Para athlete <a href="https://www.instagram.com/evan_lala/" class="on">Evan Lalanne</a>, who became paralyzed from the waist down after falling from Bishop’s Peak in San Luis Obispo, California, in 2016 never let the fact that he’s on a wheelchair stop him from skateboarding!#paraAthlete #ParaAthletics #wheelchair #skateboard #skateboarding #EvanLalanne