Okay this is some heartwarming stuff right here. This week, para-athlete Kevin Piette walked the streets of Paris with the Olympic Torch under the power of a robotic exoskeleton.
The look on his face is priceless!
Piette has been paralyzed from the waist down since a 2013 motorcycle accident, and he's now the first person to walk the torch relay in a robotic exoskeleton.
Kevin Piette was seen walking with the Olympic Torch while wearing a black exoskeleton device that moved his legs as he walked through throngs of spectators and well-wishers at the start of this year's summer games.
As the Olympics' website explains, Piette has been paraplegic — meaning his legs are paralyzed — for 11 years following an accident. In the wake of that accident, the 36-year-old continued to play tennis and became a "pilot" for Wandercraft, the company that makes the exoskeleton he was seen wearing.
You gotta love seeing stuff like this!
Give thanks every day for what you got, people!
