ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Eythor Bender - Berkeley Bionics' CEO
Eythor Bender is the CEO of Berkeley Bionics, which augments humans with wearable, powered and artificially intelligent devices called exoskeletons or "wearable robots."

Why you should listen

Eythor Bender is the CEO of Berkeley Bionics, which augments humans with wearable, powered and artificially intelligent devices called exoskeletons or "wearable robots." User of the HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier) can carry up to 200 pounds for hours and over all terrains. eLEGS, an exoskeleton for wheelchair users, powers paraplegics up to get them standing and walking.

Bender has fostered innovation with bionic and orthopedic technologies throughout his career, taking them from unconventional approaches to sustainable, FDA-approved products that help individuals participate in their community. Such was the case with the boomerang-shaped prosthesis Cheetah Flex-Foot by Ossur, worn by the history-making bilateral amputee Oscar Pistorius. Bender's team fought for, and won, Pistorius' right to compete in the Olympics.

More profile about the speaker
Eythor Bender | Speaker | TED.com
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Eythor Bender: Human exoskeletons -- for war and healing

Eythor Bender demonstra exoesqueletos humanos

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Eythor Bender da Berkeley Bionics traz ao palco dois exoesqueletos surpreendentes, HULC e eLEGS -- acessórios robóticos que algum dia permitirão que um ser humano carregue 90 Kg sem cansar, ou que um usuário de cadeira de rodas fique em pé e caminhe. É uma impressionante demonstração no palco, com implicações para todas as espécies de potenciais humanos.
- Berkeley Bionics' CEO
Eythor Bender is the CEO of Berkeley Bionics, which augments humans with wearable, powered and artificially intelligent devices called exoskeletons or "wearable robots." Full bio

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I want you now to imagine
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Agora quero que vocês imaginem
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a wearable robot
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um robô para ser vestido
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that gives you superhuman abilities,
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que dê a vocês capacidades sobrehumanas,
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or another one that takes wheelchair users
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ou um outro que permita a usuários de cadeiras de rodas
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up standing and walking again.
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ficarem em pé e andarem novamente.
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We at Berkeley Bionics
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Nós, na Berkeley Bionics
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call these robots exoskeletons.
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chamamos esses robôs de exoesqueletos.
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These are nothing else
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Eles não passam de
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than something that you put on in the morning,
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coisas que a gente veste de manhã,
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and it will give you extra strength,
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e isso nos dará força extra,
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and it will further enhance your speed,
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e vai ainda aumentar nossa velocidade,
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and it will help you, for instance, to manage your balance.
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e vai ajudar a gente, por exemplo, a cuidar de nosso equilíbrio.
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It is actually the true integration
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É, de fato, a verdadeira integração
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of the man and the machine.
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do homem e da máquina.
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But not only that --
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Mas não apenas isso --
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it will integrate and network you
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eles vão integrar e conectar aa pessoas
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to the universe
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ao universo
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and other devices out there.
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e a outros dispositivos externos.
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This is just not some blue sky thinking.
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Isso não é um sonho otimista.
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To show you now what we are working on
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Para mostrar-lhes agora no que estamos trabalhando
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by starting out talking about
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vamos começar falando dos
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the American soldier,
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soldados americanos,
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that on average does carry about 100 lbs. on their backs,
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que carregam, em média, uns 45 Kg em suas costas,
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and they are being asked to carry more equipment.
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e estão querendo que eles carreguem ainda mais equipamentos.
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Obviously, this is resulting
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Obviamente, isso está levando
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in some major complications --
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a algumas grandes complicações --
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back injuries, 30 percent of them --
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lesões de coluna, 30 por cento deles --
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chronic back injuries.
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lesões crônicas de coluna.
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So we thought we would look at this challenge
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Então pensamos que poderíamos tomar esse desafio
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and create an exoskeleton
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e criar um exoesqueleto
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that would help deal with this issue.
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que ajudaria a lidar com esse problema.
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So let me now introduce to you HULC --
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Então permitam que eu lhes apresente o HULC --
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or the Human Universal
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ou seja, Carregador Universal
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Load Carrier.
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Humano de Cargas.
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Soldier: With the HULC exoskeleton,
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Soldado: Com o exoesqueleto HULC,
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I can carry 200 lbs. over varied terrain
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posso carregar 95 Kg em diferentes tipos de terreno
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for many hours.
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durante várias horas.
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Its flexible design allows for deep squats,
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Ele tem um projeto flexível que permite agachar
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crawls and high-agility movements.
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rastejar e mover-se com bastante agilidade.
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It senses what I want to do, where I want to go,
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Ele sente o que eu quero fazer, aonde quero ir,
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and then augments my strength and endurance.
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e então amplia minha força e resistência.
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Eythor Bender: We are ready with our industry partner
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Eythor Bender: Estamos preparados, com nosso parceiro industrial,
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to introduce this device,
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para lançar esse dispositivo,
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this new exoskeleton this year.
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esse novo exoesqueleto neste ano.
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So this is for real.
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Portanto, ele é real.
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Now let's turn our heads
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Agora vamos volver nosso olhar
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towards the wheelchair users,
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para os usuários de cadeiras de rodas,
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something that I'm particularly passionate about.
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uma coisa pela qual sou particularmente apaixonado.
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There are 68 million people
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Estima-se que existem 68 milhões de pessoas
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estimated to be in wheelchairs worldwide.
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em cadeiras de rodas, em todo o mundo.
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This is about one percent of the total population.
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Isso é cerca de um por cento da população total.
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And that's actually a conservative estimate.
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E isso é, na verdade, uma estimativa conservadora.
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We are talking here about, oftentimes,
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Falamos, nesse caso, frequentemente,
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very young individuals with spinal cord injuries,
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de indivíduos muito jovens, com lesões na medula espinhal,
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that in the prime of their life -- 20s, 30s, 40s --
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que no início de suas vidas -- com 20, 30 ou 40 anos --
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hit a wall
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chocam-se com um obstáculo
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and the wheelchair's the only option.
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e a cadeira de rodas é a única opção.
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But it is also the aging population
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Mas existe também a população idosa
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that is multiplying in numbers.
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cujos números estão crescendo.
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And the only option, pretty much --
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E a única opção, geralmente --
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when it's stroke or other complications --
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quando de um derrame ou outras complicações --
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is the wheelchair.
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é a cadeira de rodas.
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And that is actually for the last 500 years,
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E tem sido assim pelos últimos 500 anos,
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since its very successful introduction, I must say.
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desde que ela foi inventada, com muito sucesso, devo reconhecer.
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So we thought we would start
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Então pensamos que iríamos começar
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writing a brand new chapter
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escrevendo um novo capítulo
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of mobility.
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da mobilidade.
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Let me now introduce you to eLEGS
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Permitam que lhes apresente eLEGS
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that is worn by Amanda Boxtel
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que está sendo usado por Amanda Boxtel
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that 19 years ago was spinal cord injured,
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que há 19 anos teve uma lesão na medula espinhal,
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and as a result of that
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e em consequência disso
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she has not been able to walk
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ficou impossibilitada de andar
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for 19 years until now.
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por 19 anos até agora.
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Amanda Boxtel: Thank you.
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Amanda Boxtel: Obrigada
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EB: Amanda is wearing our eLEGS set.
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EB: Amanda está usando nosso eLEGS, como eu disse.
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It has sensors.
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Ele tem sensores --
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It's completely non-invasive,
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são sensores completamente não-invasivos
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sensors in the crutches
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nas muletas
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that send signals back to our onboard computer
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que mandam sinais de volta para nosso computador de bordo
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that is sitting here at her back.
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que fica aqui nas costas dela.
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There are battery packs here as well
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Aqui existem jogos de baterias também
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that power motors that are sitting at her hips,
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que alimentam motores localizados nos quadris dela,
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as well as her knee joints,
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assim como nas articulações dos joelhos,
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that move her forward
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que a movem para a frente
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in this kind of smooth and very natural gait.
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nesse caminhar suave e bem natural.
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AB: I was 24 years old
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AB: Eu tinha 24 anos de idade
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and at the top of my game
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e no auge de minha forma
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when a freak summersault while downhill skiing
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quando uma pirueta infeliz, enquando descia um morro esquiando
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paralyzed me.
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me deixou paralisada.
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In a split second,
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Numa fração de segundo,
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I lost all sensation and movement
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perdi todas sensações e movimentos
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below my pelvis.
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abaixo de meu pelvis.
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Not long afterwards,
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a doctor strode into my hospital room,
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um médico entrou em meu quarto de hospital
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and he said, "Amanda,
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e disse, "Amanda,
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you'll never walk again."
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você nunca mais vai andar."
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And that was 19 yeas ago.
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E isso foi há 19 anos.
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He robbed
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Ele tirou
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every ounce of hope
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a última gota de esperança
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from my being.
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de minha existência.
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Adaptive technology
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A tecnologia adaptativa
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has since enabled me
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a partir dessa ocasião me permitiu
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to learn how to downhill ski again,
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aprender a esquiar morro abaixo novamente,
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to rock climb and even handcycle.
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a trepar em rochas e até andar de handcycle.
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But nothing has been invented
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Mas nada foi inventado
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that enables me to walk,
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que me permitisse andar,
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until now.
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até agora.
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Thank you.
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Muito obrigada.
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EB: As you can see,
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EB: Como vocês podem ver
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we have the technology,
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temos a tecnologia,
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we have the platforms
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temos as plataformas
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to sit down and have discussions with you.
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para sentarmos e discutirmos com vocês.
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It's in our hands,
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Está em nossas mãos
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and we have all the potential here
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e temos aqui todo o potencial
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to change the lives
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Para mudarmos as vidas
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of future generations --
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das gerações futuras --
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not only for the soldiers,
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não apenas para os soldados,
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or for Amanda here and all the wheelchair users,
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ou para nossa Amanda e todos os usuários de cadeiras de rodas,
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but for everyone.
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mas para todas as pessoas.
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AB: Thanks.
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AB: Obrigada.
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Translated by Durval Castro
Reviewed by Fers Gruendling

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Eythor Bender - Berkeley Bionics' CEO
Eythor Bender is the CEO of Berkeley Bionics, which augments humans with wearable, powered and artificially intelligent devices called exoskeletons or "wearable robots."

Why you should listen

Eythor Bender is the CEO of Berkeley Bionics, which augments humans with wearable, powered and artificially intelligent devices called exoskeletons or "wearable robots." User of the HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier) can carry up to 200 pounds for hours and over all terrains. eLEGS, an exoskeleton for wheelchair users, powers paraplegics up to get them standing and walking.

Bender has fostered innovation with bionic and orthopedic technologies throughout his career, taking them from unconventional approaches to sustainable, FDA-approved products that help individuals participate in their community. Such was the case with the boomerang-shaped prosthesis Cheetah Flex-Foot by Ossur, worn by the history-making bilateral amputee Oscar Pistorius. Bender's team fought for, and won, Pistorius' right to compete in the Olympics.

More profile about the speaker
Eythor Bender | Speaker | TED.com

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