Bionic legs give TV presenter a chance to walk again

Sophie Morgan is back on her feet again after being paralysed in a car accident at 18, due to a revolutionary set of carbon-fiber robotic legs.

With 29 small computers and 10 motors driving all of the joints, REX Bionics aims to replace human joints and the nervous system with its design.

REX have said the harness is the "world’s first hands-free, self-supporting, independently controlled robotic walking device," and could give hope for paraplegics across the world.

ITV News correspondent Sally Biddulph reports:

With a very simple control set up, the 27-year-old from Brighton - who is paralysed from the chest down - can now transfer herself into the legs quickly due to its sturdiness.

Spending only half an hour a day in the robotic harness, Sophie aims to increase the use over time to improve the muscles and ligaments in her legs.

Speaking about the challenges of walking again, Sophie said:

Speaking to ITV News, Sophie said that technology will only get better in the future:

Weighing between 38kg and 48kg engineer Richard Little said that REX is essentially "a set of legs outside the users legs."

TV Presenter Sophie is now ambassador for REX after being flown to Australia and spending a week testing out the exoskeleton.

See how REX changed Sophie's life in the following video by REX: