Arizona veteran walks thanks to robotic exoskeleton after being wheelchair-bound for a DECADE

U.S. Army veteran Richard Neider is able to walk again after suffering a spinal-cord injury in Iraq thanks to a robotic exoskeleton. Neider, who is the first veteran in Phoenix to receive the ReWalk Personal 6.0 Exoskeleton through a Veterans Affairs program, was unable to walk after being injured in an explosion in Iraq and has spent almost ten years in a wheelchair. The battery-powered, motorized device has sensors that detect when he shifts his weight and then tells Neider's other leg to move - creating a walking motion. The light exoskeleton helps to stabilize his knees and hip. 'I can't ever stop smiling when I'm in it,' the former Army sergeant, who saw his May 2005 injury worsen over time, tells AZFamily.