Cutting Edge: ReWalk & Hydrow ReWalk's technology will have you out of the wheelchair and walking. Plus, Hydrow allows you to have a regatta in your own home. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT AND INNOVATIONS. SOME OF THEM ARE LIFE-CHANGING. ASHLEY BARNES HAS BEEN IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR TWO YEARS NOW. AFTER A ROUTINE SPINAL PROCEDURE WENT HORRIBLY WRONG. >> I ENDED UP A PARAPLEGIC. FROM THE MOMENT OF GETTING IN THE CHAIR, I SAID, I HAVE TO KEEP GOING. THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS GOING TO STOP ME. MIKE: AND NOTHING HAS. WITH DETERMINATION THE SIZE OF HER NATIVE TEXAS AND HELP WITH A ROBOTICS COMPANY, SHE CAN NOW STAND AND WALK. >> IT IS AMAZINGLY DIFFERENT FROM BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR. WE SPENT MOST OF OUR TIME IN A WHEELCHAIR, SO WE DO NOT GET TO STAND UP. >> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR. REPORTER: THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING, WHAT IS INSIDE THERE. >> IT IS A VERY COMPLEX SYSTEM, BUT IT IS A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM. REPORTER: EACH UNIT COSTS $77,000, AND HAS ENOUGH BATTERY POWER TO WALK FOR FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT. THE UNITS HAVE FDA APPROVAL, AND COMPANIES LIKE THE IDEA THAT A PARAPLEGIC CAN MOVE AROUND AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. >> YOUR BODY IS MOVING AND THINGS ARE WORKING. AND THEY DON’T NORMALLY. REPORTER: THIS IS THE LATEST UPGRADE, CALLED VERSION 6. ASHLEY USES A BUTTON ON HER WRIST TO CONTROL IT. AND SHE USES CRUTCHES TO HELP HER BALANCE. TO STOP, WATCH CAREFULLY. SHE PURPOSEFULLY STUBS HER TOE. THEY SAY THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY COULD BE RECONFIGURED TO HELP PEOPLE NOT ONLY WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, BUT OTHER DISABILITIES. >> IT COULD BE USED FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS A STROKE, WITH CEREBRAL PALSY OR PARKINSON’S, OR EVEN THE ELDERLY. REPORTER: ASHLEY WILL TELL YOU, IT CAN REALLY CHANGE HOW A PERSON FEELS AND LIVES. >> TO BE ABLE TO BE STANDING UPRIGHT, LOOKING AT YOU, HAVING A CONVERSATION I TO I, -- HAVING A CONVERSATION EYE-TO-EYE, IT IS AMAZING. REPORTER: SINCE 1965, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ROWER HAD MADE THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE BANKS OF THE CHARLES RIVER. THE BEST IN THE WORLD COME HERE AS THOUSANDS LINE THE BANK FOR THE TWO DAYS OF ROWING. MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE ROVER’S HERE AND YOU WANT TO TAKE UP THE SPORT YOURSELF. BUT SOON, THE CHARLES RIVER WILL BE A SHEET OF ICE. I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR YOU. DENNY HAMLIN IS AN OLYMPIC MEDALIST. THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANY WANTS TO BRING THE SPORT THEY LOVE INTO EVERY HOME AND JIM. >> IT IS AMAZING, IT IS FUN, AND IT OFFERS A GREAT WARM-UP. REPORTER: AND HYDROW IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF ROWING MACHINE, DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A SLEEK RACING BOAT. AND THE MONITOR ON THE FRONT, NOT FOR TV. THIS IS CONNECTED. IT LETS YOU CHOOSE FROM HUNDREDS OF PRERECORDED WORKOUTS, OR YOU CAN ROW LIVE WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD. >> YOU CAN HAVE TEAMS OF TWO OR FOUR OR EIGHT. AND YOU CAN RACE OTHER TEAMS. REPORTER: IT BURNS MORE CALORIES PER MINUTE AND BIKING >> YOU CAN BE GOING AROUND THAT STATUE OF LIBERTY. YOU CAN BE IN MIAMI BEACH, YOU CAN BE IN LOTS OF PLACES. REPORTER: HYDROW’ FIRST MACHINE BECAME AVAILABLE WEEK AGO, AND THEIR STOCK SOLD OUT IN JUST FOUR MINUTES, PROVES THAT MORE PEOPLE MAY BE READY TO GIVE GROWING A TRY -- GIVE ROWING A TRY. HAVING THAT INSTRUCTION FROM ONE OF THE BEST INSTRUCTORS IN THE WORLD, WE KNOW FROM EARLY REACTIONS THAT IT IS A FABULOUS EXPERIENCE, AND IT MAKES WORKING OUT FUN. SHAYNA: THE HYDRO POP-UP STORMS -- THE HYDROW POP-UP STORE IS OPEN IN COPLEY PLACE THROUGH FEBRUARY. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? MIKE: IT COSTS $2200. THAT INCLUDES A ONE-YEAR CONTENT SUBSCRIPTION. IT ALLOWS YOU TO ROW WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND THEY ARE GIVING YOU COACHING ALONG THE WAY. SHAYNA: YOU LOOKED GOOD OUT