Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. For the first time, robotic exoskeletons, designed to help wearers walk and run faster, with less effort, are taking untethered steps ...

Exoskeletons today look like something straight out of sci-fi. But the reality is they are nowhere near as robust as their fictional counterparts. They’re quite wobbly, and it takes long hours of ...

In the upcoming movie "Elysium," starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, the main character, Max (Damon), has fallen ill, and in his weakened state, he is unable to get to the space station Elysium ...

Haptic exoskeletons let violinists feel each other's bow movements in real-time, improving musical synchronization beyond ...

An EU-funded study has developed lightweight haptic exoskeletons that allow violinists to physically synchronize their bowing movements in real time without conscious effort. The wearable devices ...

The ankle exoskeletons, developed by researchers at Stanford University, use motors to give you extra power while you walk. CNET's Claire Reilly takes them for a test drive. Claire Reilly was a video ...

Researcher Aaron Young makes adjustments to an experimental exoskeleton worn by then-Ph.D. student Dean Molinaro. The team used the exoskeleton to develop a unified control framework for robotic ...

Stroke can change your life in a single day. Around the world, more than 15 million people have a stroke each year, and roughly three quarters of them are left with long-term disability. If you are ...

You wouldn’t constantly run a piece of machinery if it’s smoking and squealing, so don’t overexert your body on the job because you're afraid to ask for help. And just as no one wants a critical piece ...

A team of researchers has developed a universal approach to controlling robotic exoskeletons that requires no training, no calibration, and no adjustments to complicated algorithms. Instead, users can ...