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 ...

Arthur Renowitzky can’t help but command attention as he walks down the street on a sunny autumn morning. A driver lowers her window to flash a smile and a thumbs-up. “You got this,” she says. A ...

I was ready to write off the surge of exoskeletons as yet another example of cool tech without an audience to use it. Then ...

Aalborg researchers have developed a new type of mechanical joint that can support shoulders and hips smarter than ever before. The joint which is compact enough to be worn hidden under clothing, has ...

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 ...

Aerial port manager Chief Master Sgt. Sean Storms, foreground, and assistant aerial port manager Senior Master Sgt. Brian Anders, both of the 87th Aerial Port Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...

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 ...

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 ...

With a view to one day helping people with impaired mobility, scientists at Stanford University have been toiling away on an ankle exoskeleton designed to make walking easier. The group has just ...

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 ...

According to its designers, two things that set Twin apart from similar exoskeletons are the facts that it's made of lightweight materials – aluminum alloy instead of steel, for example – plus it ...

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 ...