New TechnologiesParalyzed for 27 years, Veteran walks using robotic exoskeleton Posted on October 2, 2025 by Administrator Veteran Dean Juntunen, paralyzed for 27 years, pictured above, walks with the aid of a robotic exoskeleton. Since being paralyzed almost three decades ago, Dean Juntunen has competed in more than 90 wheelchair marathons, continued snowmobiling and four-wheeling, and taken up kayaking.