Exoskeleton

Robert Woo stands on Park Avenue in New York City using a self-balancing exoskeleton from Wandercraft. It’s easy to assume that Robert Woo was defined by the accident that took away his ability to walk. Certainly, the day of his accident—14 December 2007—was a turning point. Woo, an architect working…

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Exoskeleton Robotics Firm RoboCT Raises USD 13.7 Million Series B+ RoundRead More

Genesis wants to conquer all-Terrains, especially desert, with black scorpion-inspired Off-road “X Skorpio Concept”. X Skorpio concept is an extreme off-road vehicle designed to be driven across the toughest and harshest terrain. Vehicle’s tension-filled curves and the segmented armor-like panels inspired by black scorpion’s arching tail and exoskeleton. Additionally, the…

A customer experiences an exoskeleton wearable device in the inno100 flagship store in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) SHENZHEN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- When a Chinese robotics innovator faced an urgent space crunch for his laser sensor startup a few years ago,…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. While I was covering CES, the big consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, I gave myself a side quest: try on every exoskeleton I could find. I kept seeing them at booths and events, promising to help me walk farther…

Beth Skwarecki Beth Skwarecki Senior Health Editor Experience Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science communication, and has written two books:  Outbreak! 50 Tales of Epidemics That Terrorized the…

(Image credit: Disney Cruise Line) There’s a good chance you’re familiar with the story of Hercules and have seen Disney's retelling in a classic, 1997 animated film, but I bet you've never seen it on a boat. The story of how scenes are set, props are built, and characters come…

Published: November 27, 2025 Reading Time: 2 min read Hypershell raises $70M to push consumer exoskeletons into the global mainstream, accelerating a future where technology amplifies human mobility — not replaces it. Waves has learned that consumer exoskeleton startup Hypershell recently closed $70 million across its Pre-B and B rounds…

You'll never need another ever again Image credit: Dnsys/ Kojima Productions I am sure that, if I were a porter of any kind in the material world, I would find an exoskeleton quite helpful. Probably, anyway, I might also be too afraid that one would crush my bones, or fuse…