On December 30, 2005, Adam LEGS Gorlitsky was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down with a spinal cord injury. Doctors said he would never walk again — devastating news for the lifelong athlete.
Ten years later, Adam discovered the ReWalk powered exoskeleton, a device that allowed him to stand, walk, and feel like an athlete again. After nine months of fundraising through t-shirt sales and local sponsorships, he secured his own ReWalk and founded I GOT LEGS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for para-athletes and others living with paralysis. Since then, he has used his ReWalk exoskeleton to complete over 90 road races, including half and full marathons, and earned two Guinness World Records.
Today, Adam is partnering with Clemson University to develop a new, more affordable exoskeleton and is launching LEGS Medical, a med-tech startup company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative mobility and medical solutions that bridge the gap between the disabled, able-bodied and ReEnabled.
