Exoskeleton

There’s no shortage of ideas coming from the mind of Elon Musk, which are fairly easily realized (no doubt thanks to a family fortune built on gems from a Zambian emerald mine). The very wealthy, very creative entrepreneur seemingly dreams in science fiction;…

While some powered exoskeletons give able-bodied users "superstrength," others are designed simply to let physically-challenged people move about normally. A new version of the latter is said to be much lighter and more user-responsive than others on the mark…

Extracting nectar from flowers that may be dancing in the wind requires precise, millisecond timing between the brain and muscles. By capturing and analyzing nearly all of the brain signals sent to the wing muscles of hawk moths (Manduca sexta), which feed o…

Honda Xcelerator is collaborating with startups to develop technologies that augment human capabilities and enhance ergonomics for a manufacturing environment Demonstrations of wearable exoskeleton devices and soon-to-be commercialized technologies at Honda'…

When you’re right, you’re right. Back in January, we predicted that exoskeletons were about to break out as a mainstream product, and gave several examples of prototypes poised to become products. So it was with interest that we read about Sarcos Robotics and…

Mark Pasnik is a founding principal of the Boston-based design firm OverUnder and a professor of architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Pasnik is a huge fan of brutalism, which he has tried to rehabilitate in a book he co-authored, Heroic: Concr…

What could be more precious to a king than an armor that will safeguard his body in combat? Emperor Maximilian I (14591519)Epic has become a grand colloquialism for almost anything particularly impressive or outstanding. It has become overused adjective often…

A Japanese robotics company has developed a robotic exoskeleton that turns the wearer into a terrifying 8-foot tall robot. The exoskeleton responds to human touch. Users inside the robots huge frame can move their limbs to control the suits arms and legs, wh…

The Guardian XO is a fully working powered exosuit that enables the wearer to lift and move heavy loads. Developed by Sarcos Robotics, the impressive device, which has been designed primarily with military and industrial applications in mind, takes all the s…

By Alice Klein Older workers use an exoskeleton to help with lifting Courtesy of Daigo Orihara Older people in Japan are strapping on exoskeletons to help meet the physical demands of their jobs and remain in the workforce for longer. Japans population is…