first steps

Angeline Lavasseur didn't want to break the time-honored tradition of graduates walking to get their diplomas at graduation. The 18-year-old girl, who has been confined to a wheelchair throughout her childhood after being born with spina bifida, recently walked across the stage to pick up her diploma at Pinckney High School's graduation in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Imagine losing the ability to walk. Imagine losing said ability for over 20 years. Now, imagine the kind of elation you'd feel if an invention came along that made it possible for you to walk again. That's exactly how the man in this video felt after using the ReWalk ExoSkeleton robot. Designed by Argo Medical Technologies Ltd., the robot is a lightweight brace device that attaches to your legs an