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Exoskeleton helps paralyzed college grad walk across stage

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May 21, 2023

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With the help of a robotic exoskeleton, Reynolds Community College student Khalil Watson was able to walk across the stage at his graduation. In 2016, Watson was shot in the neck, resulting in a spinal cord injury leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports.

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