Recent technological advances have opened valuable possibilities for supporting people with motor impairments or who are ...

Most fitness-training technology is designed to make workouts easier to track. A new category of wearable devices aims to ...

Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...

Last year, a man in an exoskeleton kicked off the Men’s World Cup. Juliano Pinto, a 29-year-old from Brazil, was outfitted by a team of scientists from the Walk Again Project with a complex framework ...

Wearable exoskeletons are increasingly being used in physically demanding jobs to support good ergonomics and augment muscular strength. In ground-breaking studies led by researchers at Tampere ...

Just two years ago, it would have been next to impossible to find a wearable exoskeleton on an automotive production line. In just a couple of years, the number of exoskeletons in auto plants has gone ...

More and more robots are assisting workers in factories. However, human-robot collaboration is still far from seamless.

New research shows that the benefits people could reap from exoskeletons rely heavily on having time to train with the device. Exoskeleton devices work, researchers say, for a variety of uses such as ...

The US Military is a few years away from releasing a robotic suit that can repel bullets, lift heavy objects, and provide lifesaving oxygen. Known as the Tactical Light Operator Suit (Talos), the ...

A previous article relegated military exoskeletons to the realm of science fiction, focusing on powered exoskeletons for supporting advanced combat suits. It sparked a number of responses, including ...