I love football. It was one of the main reasons that Jon fell in love with me! I was amazed this year to see that a paralysed man in a robotic body suit would make the first kick of the wonderful tournament that is the World Cup.

The amazing exoskeleton is controlled by brainwaves, and has the potential to replace wheelchairs for victims of paralysis.

A paraplegic man in a state of the art brain-controlled body suit will make the first kick of the World Cup on Thursday in front of 1 billion people.

Miguel Nicolelis, a Brazilian neuroscientist at Duke University, led a team of 156 researchers to create an exoskeleton that could enable people who are paralyzed to walk, and the technology will be displayed in action during the World Cup’s opening ceremonies ahead of the first match, Brazil vs. Croatia, in Sao Paulo. The man taking the kick has, apparently, asked not to be named.

The suit, controlled by a non-invasive cap that reads brainwaves, can also send signals from the “feet” to artificial skin on the user’s arm to convey a sense of moment. The technology has the potential to replace wheelchairs for victims of paralysis.

“Doing a demonstration in a stadium is something very much outside our routine in robotics,” Nicolelis said, an epic understatement given the potential of the robot and given the expected television audience for the match of 1 billion people.

I can’t wait to see this happening.

Science makes such incredible leaps every year, but it is nothing compared to the sudden, miraculous healings performed by our Heavenly Father. He can mend a life times hurts in a second, or a broken arm in a worship song. He can part the sea, raise the dead and turn day to night.
He can also invent people who are clever enough to create exoskeletons.