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When Hedweld employees saw the joy their workmate Drew Keith showcased when trialing a Tek RMD (Robotic Mobilisation Device) earlier this year, they created a mission.

Have you ever imagined a lightweight device with the ability to make a paraplegic stand upright, move through doors with ease, and come to him or her at the touch of a button?

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The Tek RMD (Robotic Mobilization Device) offers the ability for individuals with paraplegia and other walking disabilities to complete everyday tasks from a standing position. As the company says, it’s not a wheelchair alternative, but a brand new mobility platform for the disabled. It allows them to independently and safely sit, stand, and navigate environments that were once inaccessible.

Within the complex rehab technology industry, standing can be accomplished via standing frames and standing wheelchairs (power or manual). Each, of course, has its limitations. Standing frames require their users to stay in place while standing. Standing wheelchairs are mobile, but — as fully functional wheelchairs — can be large and cumbersome in tight spaces.

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Believe it or not, a little bit of dusting high above her kitchen stove is something Baton Rouge woman, Karen Roy, looks forward to. "I've been in cabinets that I have not been in ever in my life, cleaning those out, standing and cooking, standing and doing laundry," said Roy.

More often than not, people who use manual wheelchairs are unable to experience the world at eye level. In fact, the only time they are at eye level is when they are seated among other individuals. Obviously, this feeling of inclusion is short lived and ceases as soon as a group stands up. But what if this wasn’t the case?

Oh, to walk again. To rise, to roam, to pivot and dance, to fetch a plate from the cupboard or journey to the mailbox all by himself — these are the things LaRhon Threalkill wants most.

Tek Robotic Mobilization Device is a mobility platform that reimagines the way individuals with walking disabilities are able to move in the world.

“Tek RMD is a life-enhancing technology that enables wheelchair users to participate in everyday life in a way they may have previously thought was not possible,” said Mike Swinford, CEO, Numotion. “The ability to independently and safely sit, stand and navigate environments that were once inaccessible is now a reality. This latest exclusive distributorship of the U.S. market is reflective of our market leadership position and how we’re the channel of choice for new and innovative break-through technologies.”

Numotion, the nation's leading provider of complex rehab technology (CRT), has announced the availability of Tek RMD ("robotic mobilization device") by Matia Robotics in the United States.

This mobilization device from Matia Robotics helps paraplegics go from sitting to standing.

Matia Robotics has re-invented the wheelchair to give people with walking disabilities much more freedom with their movement. It is called the Tek RMD and it allows users to stand as they move around. It also has a suspension system which can adjust the height of the device to reach things in a cupboard or on the lowest shelves in a supermarket.

During a bike race last year, Bill Winchester struck an illegally-parked trailer, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –– According to the National Spinal Cord Injury statistical center, 270,000 Americans live with a spinal cord injury. But now, there’s a new device that gives people in wheelchairs the ability to stand. The Tek Robot Mobilization Device is a Segway-like machine that allows people with spinal chord injuries to stand and move while upright.

RENO, NV - After living almost a year as a paraplegic, a Truckee Meadows firefighter gets his life back thanks to new technology. Bill Winchester is the first American to test out the TEK RMD. It's been used in Europe, but now thousands of paraplegics in the U.S. can live a life that isn't confined to a wheel chair.

We’ve been seeing a number of creative design ideas to replace traditional wheelchairs. A totally new kind of device from Turkish company AMS Mekatronic was just introduced that slightly echoes the idea of the Segway. Instead of being seated, the user stands straight in the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device, but can crouch down to be able to reach things near the feet.