Rewalk Exoskeleton: Restoring Upright Mobility

ReWalk by Argo Medical Technologies does far more than restoring mobility to people with severe walking impairments. By enabling wheelchair users to stand, walk, and ascend/descend stairs, ReWalk delivers quality of life, independency, health, inclusion, and self-esteem.

A new perspective

In an era where change is measured in nanoseconds, for over 5 million mobility-impaired people in the developed world, little has changed since the 19th century. The sedentary wheelchair remains the standard for mobility - providing limited access to the walking world, negatively impacting physical and mental health, impeding productivity and inclusion as well as keeping users below eye-level.Argo brings mobility face-to-face with society. ReWalk, the first commercially viable upright walking restoration device, enables wheelchair users with lower limb disabilities to stand, walk, and even use stairs. With ReWalk, millions of wheelchair users will have a new perspective—on the world, on themselves, and on life.

Works with users - not just for them

ReWalk is a wearable, motorised non-robotic suit. Partially concealable under clothing, ReWalk provides user-initiated mobility by leveraging advanced motion sensors, sophisticated control algorithms, on-board computers, real-time software, actuation motors, and tailored rechargeable batteries.ReWalk does it all for the user, but the user is in control. Users walk with the assistance of crutches and control suit movement by creating subtle changes in center of gravity. Participation in mobility control comes naturally and intuitively and brings tangible health and emotional benefits. ReWalk is not just a vertical wheelchair- ReWalk restores the element of control over mobility so lacking for wheelchair users.

A wealth of health benefits

As any sedentary wheelchair user can attest, life in a wheelchair carries a hefty healthcare price tag. Serious problems with the urinary, respiratory, cardiovascular, and digestive systems are common as well as osteoporosis, pressure sores, and other afflictions.

By maintaining users upright on a daily basis and exercising even paralysed limbs in the course of movement, ReWalk alleviates many of the health-related problems associated with long-term wheelchair use. In addition to the relief of suffering, there is a real impact on healthcare costs-cutting yearly expenses and enabling both insurers and individuals to redirect funds to other channels.

Significant savings in support equipment

The adoption of ReWalk by wheelchair users results in significant cost saving for both institutions and private homes. ReWalk makes standing devices, stair lifts, and other mobility assistive apparatus redundant. Similarly, ReWalk users do not need expensive powered wheelchairs or oversized vehicles and devices for handling them. With ReWalk, users require only minimal assistance in mobility while dramatically saving on a yearly basis.

In institutions, ReWalk can serve as a robotic therapeutic or physical training device used for intensive functional locomotion therapy. By replacing or supplementing expensive mechanised gait trainers, for example, ReWalk allows institutions to redirect significant budget resources to other therapeutic activities.