I GOT LEGS : facilitating access to exoskeleton technology
Iam Adam Gorlitsky , the founder of a paralysis-related nonprofit organization called I GOT LEGS . I became paralyzed , from the waist down with a spinal cord injury , from a car accident on the night of December 30 , 2005 .
Doctors said I would never be able to walk again . Little did I realize that I would be walking again , thanks to a ReWalk powered exoskeleton that I started using in August 2015 . Since then , I have used my exoskeleton to walk in more than 60 road races and have set a couple Guinness World Records .
Tell us about winning the Guinness World Record for exoskeleton marathon walking . What has it taught you ?
The Guinness World Record marathon experience was incredible because it was something that I was chasing after for nearly two years . It taught me that the journey is just as rewarding as the end goal . It was a great lesson in perseverance and resilience . My Guinness World Record for Exoskeleton Marathon Walking is my proudest accomplishment to date . I also have a pending world record for the Half-Marathon that I should be able to announce soon once Guinness looks over all my evidence from that race .
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