French company Wandercraft is revolutionizing mobility for individuals with disabilities through the development of the world's first self-stabilizing exoskeleton. This groundbreaking technology was showcased on "The Evening Edit" with Elizabeth MacDonald, featuring a 35-year-old paralyzed individual, Kevin Siette, who demonstrated the exoskeleton's capabilities by remaining upright and displaying a wide range of motion.
The Personal Skeleton, a battery-operated device, wraps around the user and is equipped with electric motors programmed by sophisticated AI-powered algorithms. These algorithms enable the exoskeleton to maintain balance and replicate human motions seamlessly. The technology builds on Wandercraft's Atalante X exoskeleton, already cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for stroke rehabilitation. The Atalante X provides hands-free multidirectional locomotion and is currently in use in rehabilitation hospitals and walking centers across the U.S., Europe, and Brazil.
Wandercraft CEO Matthieu Masselin expressed the company's commitment to driving innovative solutions for the walking impaired community. The goal is to provide individuals with walking impairments a new option to significantly enhance their independence, inclusion, and overall health.
The company's U.S. headquarters are located at Cure, a health care innovation campus in New York City. Cure CEO Seema Kumar commended Wandercraft's technology, highlighting its combination of biomechanics engineering and neurobiology expertise as an innovative approach within the healthcare ecosystem.
Wandercraft's self-stabilizing exoskeleton represents a significant stride towards empowering individuals with disabilities, offering a promising solution to improve their mobility, independence, and overall quality of life.
