Messenger Bots: What Are They, How do They Work, and Why Should You Care?

By Andrew Hutchinson

Is your business talking about Messenger bots yet? They will be soon – according to a report from TechCrunch, Facebook is set to launch a Messenger Bot store at their F8 conference this week (UPDATE: Facebook has now announced the Messenger Bot Platform, read about it here). Why is that such a big deal? Because Messenger bots have the potential to change the way a great many brands do business –

This $40,000 Robotic Exoskeleton Lets the Paralyzed Walk

Paralyzed from the waist down after a BMX accident, Steven Sanchez rolled into SuitX’s Berkeley,

 California, office in a wheelchair. A half-hour later he was standing and walking thanks to the Phoenix—a robotic exoskeleton now available for around $40,000.

The suit returns movement to wearers’ hips and knees with small motors attached to standard orthotics. Wearers can control the movement of each leg and walk at up to 1.1 miles per hour by pushing buttons integrated into a pair of crutches.