A compelling answer to why we can't let ourselves waver from a scientific and exploration driven society, why real heroes are not Bret Favre, but guys you'll never hear of, and why every attack by certain groups on science should be taken seriously.
My money is always behind the species that makes its own "miracles".
I went to high school with Austin. He usually hung out with the stoner crowd. And while his accident was certainly a lesson in irresponsible teenage drinking/drug use, I'm really glad to see he's found the right people and turned his life around.
You could have at least bothered reading the article. They specifically mention that, though it was developed in partnership with BB, the Austin exosekeleton is not elegs (a purely BB project). And the main driver for the Austin exo is not Berkeley Bionics.