Berkeley -- The mere thought of hauling a 70-pound pack across miles of rugged terrain or up 50 flights of stairs is enough to evoke a grimace in even the burliest individuals. But breakthrough ...

AUSTIN, Texas & DUDERSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ottobock, a leading global innovator for prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeletons, today announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of ...

BERKELEY, Calif. - Factories around the country are giving their workers a boost with exoskeletons, wearable devices that use springs and pulleys to assist in handling heavy loads. Exoskeletons help ...

Even the toughest, strongest warehouse worker is at risk to missing several months due to a back injury, or could someday lose his job entirely to a robot that can work 24/7. After all, muscle ...

Ekso Bionics — a San Rafael, California-based company that makes exoskeleton bionic devices — on Monday acquired Parker Hannifin’s business unit for human motion and control for $10 million. Parker is ...

Move over Bionic Man and make room for BLEEX -- the Berkeley Lower Extremities Exoskeleton, with strap-on robotic legs designed to turn an ordinary human into a super strider. Intended to help people ...

A Dutch exoskeleton company is launching an updated model of an innovative unpowered exoskeleton for workers. The new product from Laevo, called the Flex V3, is compelling for a couple of reasons, but ...

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Exoskeletons are emerging as a powerful ergonomics tool, but questions remain about fit, task matching, worker acceptance, and long-term impact. Here’s what safety leaders should weigh before adopting ...

Soldiers will be able to lift as much as 200 pounds using a new robotic exoskeleton that transfers the weight to the ground through battery-powered titanium legs. Designed to improve strength and ...

It's called eLEGS and it's a wearable, artificially intelligent device, that powers individuals with paralysis into standing and walking again, at speeds in excess of two miles an hour. The bionic ...