It seems like we may be nearing a similar inflection point with a technology far more complex and potentially far more life-altering than cameras in cell phones: powered exoskeletons. With ...

There’s no denying that injuries are an unpleasant part of any sport. Recovering from a stress fracture as a long-distance runner, or rehabilitating from a skateboard’s broken hand, can ...

These are called exoskeletons. As crabs grow they shed their exoskeletons and grow new larger ones. The exoskeletons of crustaceans and insects are made out of a substance called chitin.

These large, winged insects with thick bodies are known for their loud buzzing, spraying pee in high-speed streams, and for ...

While medical facilities continue to improve worldwide, access to expensive treatments still eludes a vast amount of people. Especially when it comes to prosthetics, a lot of people won’t be ...

A tiny robot is able to transform its form and function by putting on different exoskeletons to allow it to perform a variety of different tasks, from walking to rolling, and from sailing to even ...

In Conor Walsh’s engineering lab at Harvard University, no one looks askance at a staff member wearing a loudly whirring backpack, with wires snaking out and down his leg. A trio of sewing machines ...

The exoskeletons and exosuits committee (F48) of industry standards association ASTM has proposed a new test method for evaluating exoskeleton device performance on first responder tasks.

Three-year program examined opportunities to integrate artificial intelligence technology into future generations of ReWalk ...