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Berkeley Bionics presents at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2011

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Can We Maximize Living With Bionics?  This is the title of Eythor Bender’s presentation with Amanda Boxtel at the Aspen Ideas Festival. The last few minutes of the presentation were moderated by ABC News’ Chief Health and Medical Editor, Dr. Richard Besser. Here’s a sneak peek before the full presentation is available online.


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Amanda Boxtel walks as she talks with Eythor Bender at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

 

Senior Engineer, Adam Zoss PhD walks alongside Amanda Boxtel and Eythor Bender at the Aspen Ideas Festival on July 2, 2011.

A Fantastic Week – Highlights from May 9-14, 2011

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It was a fantastic week!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Tim Swift, one of our lead engineers, on his graduation and doctoral degree at UC Berkeley on Saturday. We’re bursting with pride, Tim.

 

A patient from Good Shepherd on Times Square Marquee

A patient from Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network appears on the Times Square marquee in New York City last week.

Work at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network – a charter member and one of our ten rehabilitation center partners – was in full force last week as we trained physical therapists and rehabilitation specialists on how to use eLEGS with actual patients.

 

It was extremely gratifying to be asked to present on Wednesday, at what was undoubtedly the health/medical event of the week – FutureMed at Singularity University – to hundreds of thought leaders in various related fields.

 

Dr. Tim Swift, Eythor Bender, Tamara Mena and Ted Kilroy pose for a photo after presenting at FutureMed 2011 on Wednesday, May 11th.

 

Just two days later, Amanda Boxel and our CEO, Eythor Bender,  gave a presentation at TEDx DU (Denver) on radical collaboration, together with a stunningly accomplished young woman and above-the–knee amputee Lacey Henderson.

This was especially meaningful, given that another of our charter partners, Craig Hospital, is headquartered there. (See images below from TEDxDU)

To top it off, we are delighted to see the attention that UC Berkeley’s “Austin” exoskeleton is getting, and especially happy to know that students at the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory were able to make such a difference in a young paraplegic’s life upon his graduation. “Austin” is an early stage project – and a different platform from eLEGS –  that we’ve been supporting indirectly through several grants. We are looking to do something similar with other universities around the country over time.

 

Amanda Boxtel, Dr. Tim Swift, and Eythor Bender present at TEDxDU on May 13th.

 

Eythor Bender, CEO of Berkeley Bionics, gives a dynamic presentation at TEDxDU.

 

Lacey Henderson, amputee and future paralympic athlete (she is aiming to compete in 2012) shares the stage to deliver a powerful presentation on how bionic technology has the power to turn a life around.

 

Berkeley Bionics Upcoming Events

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The Berkeley Bionics team is buckling up for an exciting ride over the next couple of months. Here’s a quick insight into the key events that are keeping us on our toes as we bring our bionic exoskeleton technology to the world.

eLEGS PRIVATE EVENT AT BERKELEY BIONICS
Friday, May 6th

This event is geared to medical professionals only who have been invited from across the United States to preview eLEGS in the Berkeley Bionics facility. This is an invitation only event. For inquiries, please contact our Customer Relations Director, Anne Chechile at AnneChechile@berkeleybionics.com.

BERKELEY BIONICS PRESENTS AT FUTUREMED
Wednesday, May 11th

FutureMed 2011

An executive program at Singularity University
NASA AMES Research Center
May 10-15, 2011

CEO, Eythor Bender will present with his eLEGS demonstration team at FutureMed at Singularity University.  FutureMed is the first program of its kind focused on Understanding and Leveraging Exponential Technologies for Healthcare and Medicine. FutureMed offers a multidisciplinary, immersive and hands-on experience uniquely designed for healthcare professionals.
Link:  http://futuremed2011.com/

TEDxDU 2011 – ACTIVE! RADICAL COLLABORATION
DENVER, COLORADO
Friday, May 13th

TEDxDU 2011

TEDxDU 2011 celebrates Radical Collaboration with a bold mix of humor, science, history, technology, music and more. Eythor Bender will be presenting with Amanda Boxtel in a creative talk on the evolution of bionics to augment people’s potential. “It is actually the true integration of the man and machine. Not only that, it will integrate and network you to the universe and other devices out there.” – Eythor Bender, CEO
Link: http://tedxdu.com/bios/

TEDXSF 2011 – ALIVE! MAXIMUM LIVING AS A HUMAN
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Saturday, June 4th

TEDxSF 2011

The San Francisco TEDx community seeks to extend the TED experience at a regional level, highlighting exceptional people and creative works, connecting people across disciplines, creating conversations and driving action. Eythor Bender with his Berkeley Bionics team will introduce a local Bay Area connection to this event.
Link:  http://tedxsf.org/

ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL 2011 – Exchanging IDEAS that MATTER
ASPEN, COLORADO
June 30th – July 3rd

Aspen Ideas Festival 2011

Entering its seventh year, the Aspen Ideas Festival will gather some of the most interesting thinkers and leaders from around the US and abroad to discuss their work, the issues that inspire them, and their ideas.  Presented by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, the Festival is unique in its dedication to dialogue and exchange, and in its commitment to bringing ideas to the public at large. Eythor Bender and Amanda Boxtel will be presenting during the Frontiers of Medicine track. This track will explore the innovative technologies and cutting-edge ideas that will revolutionize the way we think about our health, our bodies and our options.
Link: http://www.aifestival.org/

CANCELLED EVENT!!!

SUMMER OPEN HOUSE IS CANCELLED!
Friday, July 15 – CANCELLED!

Please accept our sincerest apologies. Berkeley Bionics will be merging the Open House event we had originally scheduled for July 15, 2011 with another event a bit later in the year. If you haven’t already, please register by emailing Customer Relations at CustomerRelations@berkeleybionics.com and you’ll be among the first to hear the new date and time, or you may call our office at (510) 984-1761.

BERKELEY BIONICS PRESENTS AT FUTUREMED

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BERKELEY BIONICS PRESENTS AT FUTUREMED


An executive program at
Singularity University
NASA AMES Research Center
May 10-15, 2011 

FutureMed at Singularity University is the first program of its kind focused on Understanding and Leveraging Exponential Technologies for Healthcare and Medicine. FutureMed offers a multidisciplinary, immersive and hands-on experience uniquely designed for healthcare professionals.

In this 5-day immersive program, participants through a series of talks, workshops site visits and Demos, will gain an over-the-horizon radar perspective and experience in what is emerging in the lab and clinic today, and where opportunities in medicine are moving through disruptive, convergent and rapidly developing technologies.

Berkeley Bionics is proud to be invited to present alongside the industry’s best-of-the-best.  On May 11th CEO, Eythor Bender, will expound the company’s vision of powering everyone’s potential through personal bionics.  On stage Eythor and his colleagues will showcase the military exoskeleton named HULCTM that gives a person super human capabilities to carry excessive loads, and eLEGS, Berkeley Bionics’ medical exoskeleton that powers paralyzed individuals to stand up and walk.

Singularity University was Co-Founded by Ray Kurzweil (futurist, inventor, and author of The Singularity Is Near) and Peter Diamandis (Chairman & Founder of the X-PRIZE). SU’s mission is to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity’s grand challenges.

Space is extremely limited to attend this exceptional program: Please visit the FutureMed website to learn more and register to attend.

SAVE $1,000 ON REGISTRATION

CEO Eythor Bender is serving on the FutureMed faculty this year.
FutureMed is happy to offer $1,000 off your registration fee by using the promotional code ‘BerkeleyBionics’ on initial registration.

Thank you FutureMed.  We look forward to participating in such a forward-thinking innovative program.

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