When Berkeley Bionics first unveiled eLEGS, an artificially-intelligent bionic exoskeleton that helps paraplegics to walk, it created a stir throughout the tech community. Everyone wondered: Could this be the big breakthrough that gets wheelchair users back onto their feet? After witnessing the eLEGS in action this week at Kaiser Permanente’s Garfield Innovation Center, we're hopeful that the answer is yes.ELEGS was revealed to the public last October, but Berkeley Bionics has been working on exoskeletons for the past five years. Originally, the company was focused on military uses, but now Berkeley has ambitions to bring eLEGS into the homes of paraplegics everywhere.The lithium-ion battery-powered device is fairly simple to use--wearers can secure the eLEGS' Velcro straps and clips to themselves in a matter of minutes once they have had a little practice. The device's gesture-powered interface senses where users intend to go and acts accordingly.Practiced users can walk as fast ...