Paralyzed student, Austin Whitney, walks at graduation

Austin Whitney, a UC Berkeley student who was paralyzed in an auto accident four years ago, walked across the stage at his commencement ceremony using the "Austin" exoskeleton, developed by Berkeley's Prof. Homayoon Kazerooni and his team of mechanical engineering students.

• 2011-05-18T18:05:02+00:00
• Duration: 02:05

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Education, Austin , Whitney , UC , Berkeley , University , of , California , mechanical, engineering , Homayoon , Kazerooni , Chancellor, Robert , Birgeneau , exoskeleton , paraplegic