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ReWalk to launch on NASDAQ

Posted on August 17, 2014

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s ReWalk Robotics (previously Argo Medical) has filed for an IPO on Nasdaq to raise $58 million. ReWalk’s flagship product is a robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with Spinal Cord … Continue reading →

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ReWalk gets US FDA approval

Posted on July 6, 2014

US health regulators have approved the ReWalk exoskeleton system developed by Israel’s Argo Medical. ReWalk’s leg braces, motion sensors and motorized joints respond to subtle changes in upper-body movement and shifts in balance, allowing paraplegics to stand and walk. http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-regulators-okay-israeli-made-robotic-legs/

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Japanese investment boosts ReWalk

Posted on October 6, 2013

Japan-based robotics manufacturer Yaskawa Electric Corporation has invested in and formed a strategic partnership with Israel’s Argo Medical Technologies. Argo manufactures the ReWalk exoskeleton that enables paraplegics to walk. The investment will aid R&D to streamline manufacture. http://medcitynews.com/2013/09/wearable-rewalk-device-finds-investor-strategic-partner-japanese-robotics-firm/

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Paraplegics can now walk even better

Posted on February 3, 2013

Version 2 of the ReWalk exoskeleton from Israel’s Argo Medical has just been released. Now one device can be resized to help train different users. New software programs also make the device easier to use.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xd27c-pz4Y&feature=player_embedded

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Vietnam veteran walks again

Posted on October 14, 2012

Sgt Theresa Hannigan (retired) became a paraplegic whilst serving in the US Army. Today she walks again thanks to her ReWalk exoskeleton from Israel’s Argo Medical. Argo announced at the AdvaMed 2012 conference in Boston that they are setting up … Continue reading →

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