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newscenter.berkeley.edu: When graduating senior Austin Whitney stood up from his wheelchair on stage at UC Berkeley’s commencement ceremony today, the crowd of 15,000 people at Edwards Stadium stood up with him – and roared... Whitney’s extraordinary walk has been in the works since last fall, when he connected with Homayoon Kazerooni, professor of mechanical engineering, and his team of researchers. The UC Berkeley engineers have been creating exoskeletons, a type of wearable robotic, to improve the mobility of paraplegics. “Thanks to the work of Professor Homayoon Kazerooni and his team of graduate students, … people with permanent mobility disorders can regain mobility,” said Birgeneau in his address to the new graduates shortly after Whitney’s walk >>>