Powered robotic devices designed to enhance the wearer’s physical capabilities are being developed for an increasing range of uses.
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The 1986 science fiction thriller features everything from robotic exoskeletons to terraforming.
A new review on exoskeleton therapy for cerebral palsy reports some promising findings.
Seashells are the skeletons of sea creatures – and they’re older than you might think.
Asking users the dollar value of the costs and benefits of walking in exoskeletons is a better way of finding out how users feel about them than measuring calories saved.
Researchers explore what happens when ants can’t properly use smell to detect friend from foe.
If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.
Looking a bit like enlarged woodlice, ancient trilobites crawled along the seabed and had an exoskeleton made of calcite — nature’s version of a suit of armour.
The late Hollywood star celebrated being young, Black and gifted, both on screen and off.
A high-tech twist on an old idea – running on springs – could give human-powered movement its biggest boost in more than a century.
Billions of people already have ‘superhero powers’ like the ability to see things far away and summon their friends from far-flung locations. Next up? Enhanced physical abilities.
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Founder and CTO, Adaptive Machines LLC, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University
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Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Florida
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Professor of Biological Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Northeastern University
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Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology, Flinders University
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Professor of Biological Sciences and of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
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Research Fellow, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of Sydney