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Robot Suit Achieves World First: Daan Can Walk Again Just by Thinking About It.

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Walking simply by thinking about it? For Daan van der Heyden (34) this is not a given, but in his robotic suit he manages to do so, despite his spinal cord injury. The device recognizes his brain signals and then converts them into movement. A world first, according to TU Delft, the university behind the project.
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Walking simply by thinking about it? For Daan van der Heyden (34) this is not a given, but in his robotic suit he manages to do so, despite his spinal cord injury. The device recognizes his brain signals and then converts them into movement. A world first, according to TU Delft, the university behind the project.

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Walking simply by thinking about it? For Daan van der Heyden (34) this is not a given, but in his robotic suit he manages to do so, despite his spinal cord injury. The device recognizes his brain signals and then converts them into movement. A world first, according to TU Delft, the university behind the project.

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ed.nl broke the news on Friday, July 17, 2026.
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