From the 9th-10th May the University of Limerick was the meeting point for highly motivated and good-humoured XoSoft team members from all over Europe. They invested their time during those two days to move research and design elements forward in the development of the XoSoft alpha prototype.

An article by the PR Newswire featuring the case of a surgeon in the US caught our attention. The surgeon, who suffered a spinal cord injury and was bound to a wheelchair ever since was granted coverage and reimbursement by his insurance for a ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton.

The European Independent Living Day, celebrated on 5 May, is an annual event to raise awareness about the right to Independent Living and its importance for disabled people. It was launched by the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) in 2014.