Heartwarming video shows 5-year-old boy walking for the first time with exoskeleton device

This is the heartwarming moment a five-year walks for the first time after he was picked to test a exoskeleton prototype developed for children. The remarkable aluminium and titanium device, which weighs just over 26lbs, was designed by engineers at Marsi Bionics, a company based in the Spanish capital Madrid. Their goal was to help children with degenerative genetic conditions recover some of their autonomy - and the device looks set to do exactly that. Incredible: Alvaro had talked about his dreams of one day being able to'play football' and'go to school alone', which could soon become a reality The development of the prototype was led by industrial engineer and Superior Council of Scientific Investigations - which is affiliated with Marsi Bionics - investigator Elena Garcia. The team of determined engineers got to work in 2009 and began transforming the concept into a real and potentially life-changing product.