
We have been talking a lot in class lately about constraints that can help or hinder you, and also about stability and mobility. I thought this article has a lot to do with different constraints and mobility. This suit returns mobility to the hips and knees of a person with little motors which, in turn, gives them their legs back. It's incredible that people who are currently suffering from paralyses can "gain it back" in a matter of minutes by simple, but effective, technology.
This article directly relates to the triangle of restraints proposed by Newell in that the interactions with organisms, the environment and tasks affects the mobility. In this case the organism or paralyzed person cannot move on his/her own but... more » 09-04-2016 4:16pm
I really enjoyed this article and how it showed how technological advances can help people overcome physical constraints that they otherwise would not be able to over come. 09-03-2016 1:13pm