Powered exoskeletons built for clinical rehabilitation are crossing into a new market: healthy hikers and older adults who want easier movement on trails and sidewalks. Devices originally tested in ...

Georgia Tech researchers are using AI to quickly train exoskeleton devices, making it much more practical to develop, improve, and ultimately deploy wearable robots for people with impaired mobility.

Working closely with users and therapists, EPFL spin-off Emovo Care has developed a light and easy-to-attach hand exoskeleton for people unable to grasp objects following a stroke or accident. The ...

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. has announced a successful proof-of-concept demonstration of an AI voice agent designed to enhance the operation of its exoskeleton devices, including the legacy EksoNR.

The German Federal Social Court will soon decide whether an exoskeleton medical device should be classified as directly or indirectly compensating for the lost function of individuals with spinal cord ...

Exoskeleton devices work, researchers say, for a variety of uses such as speeding up our walking or making running easier. Yet they don’t know what exactly makes exoskeletons effective. What is the ...

Recent technological advances have opened valuable possibilities for supporting people with motor impairments or who are ...

Most fitness-training technology is designed to make workouts easier to track. A new category of wearable devices aims to ...

A simple piece of fabric stitched with air tubes is offering new hope to people who have lost the use of their hands. The ...

Scientists are developing devices and clothing that make running and walking easier and more enjoyable. By Gretchen Reynolds Those of us who are slow or reluctant runners or walkers might soon be able ...

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New research shows that the benefits people could reap from exoskeletons rely heavily on having time to train with the device. Exoskeleton devices work, researchers say, for a variety of uses such as ...