A laboratory at the University of Delaware’s physical therapy department looks confusingly like a daycare center. There are ride-on cars stacked along the walls. Colorful foam alphabet tiles cover a ...

A previous article relegated military exoskeletons to the realm of science fiction, focusing on powered exoskeletons for supporting advanced combat suits. It sparked a number of responses, including ...

Robotic boots providing superhuman reflexes can help your balance. Our new study shows that the key to augmenting balance is to have boots that can act faster than human reaction times. When people ...

Astronauts could one day get a power surge from hi-tech robotic suits, like real-life versions of "Iron Man" hero Tony Stark. That's not to suggest that spaceflyers will soon become superheroes; most ...

With a view to one day helping people with impaired mobility, scientists at Stanford University have been toiling away on an ankle exoskeleton designed to make walking easier. The group has just ...

An interesting study by Texas A&M University and The Ohio State University, published in Applied Ergonomics and analyzed by Science Daily in October 2021, reached some unusual conclusions about ...

Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...

In the weld shop of Toyota Motor North America’s 1.8-million-square-foot plant in Woodstock, Ontario, amid the clanking of robotic arms and the occasional spray of sparks, two workers inspect the ...

Last year, a man in an exoskeleton kicked off the Men’s World Cup. Juliano Pinto, a 29-year-old from Brazil, was outfitted by a team of scientists from the Walk Again Project with a complex framework ...

Herowear Chief Innovation Officer Matt Yandell will be speaking at the Safety Leadership Conference 2021, Nov. 9-11 in Cleveland, Ohio. He will present with Scott Clark, safety advancement and ...