Wearable robots that assist leg movements could transform the lives of people with reduced mobility — but only if the devices can adapt in real time to support a vast range of human activities.

That is where exoskeletons come in, helping those with mobility issues. In simple terms, an exoskeleton is just a hard, ...

Overview Robotics in 2025 is redefining what independence and accessibility mean for disabled people. Advanced prosthetics, ...

It’s roughly 90 degrees with 90% humidity, the sort of Midwestern summer day that turns the cornfields into a jungle. I’ve just climbed up and down nearly 1,000 stairs at a local park, and yet, I’m ...

After sustaining a spinal cord injury in a motor vehicle accident, Josh Nevers is learning to walk again, even though he doesn't have much feeling in his legs. A patient at the Stan Cassidy Centre for ...

A towering 5,000 feet high, with more than 7,000 steps, Mount Tai, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, is known for turning legs to jelly for anyone game for scaling to the top. Videos all ...

The device locks around the waist and thighs, moving in sync with each step. As the wearer climbs, it responds, adding a mechanical push to lighten the strain. Once designed for medical rehabilitation ...

Since claiming that he will build the robotic exoskeleton that enables a paraplegic to perform the opening kickoff during the next world cup, Miguel Nicolelis has been scrambling to make good on his ...