Named after Atlas, the first cervical vertebra of the spine, which name is also is mythologically inspired (Atlas was the Greek titan who held the entire sky on his shoulders), Atlas, the new exoskeleton for pediatric use presented at IRCCS San Raffaele in Rome. It is the only exoskeleton in the world that allows a child to move freely and whose uniqueness lies in the elastic technology that adapts to the wearer's body.

"Neurorehabilitation," explained Marco Franceschini, director of the clinical research laboratory in neuromotor rehabilitation at Rome's Ircss, "is the tool that allows reprogramming of brain functions through the mechanism of synaptic plasticity. In children with neurological disorders, many of whom have never had the opportunity to walk, this mechanism takes on an even more important role: the little ones, in this case, do not have to relearn but learn from scratch. Allowing them to walk physiologically with repeatability and intensity is a therapeutic opportunity of paramount importance."