Each year, nearly 800,000 Americans survive a stroke. For many, the journey to recovery includes relearning one of life's ...

Physical therapists have long walked alongside stroke survivors during recovery. Now, they are walking with them.

From Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers to Marvel’s Iron Man, science fiction is full of futuristic combat suits that provides a soldier with superhuman capabilities. The largest challenge with ...

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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, one in 10 construction site workers is injured every year, while 21percent of worker fatalities are in construction. Hoping to ...

As technology has drastically changed what modern workdays look like, more and more companies have opened to the use of exoskeletons. Some may still picture exoskeletons as something from a sci-fi ...

In lab tests, researchers found that an optimized ankle exoskeleton system increased participants' walking speed by about 40 percent compared with their regular speed. The researchers hope someday to ...

A 28-year-old man who fell some 40 feet off a balcony four years ago is getting back on his feet thanks to advancements in brain-controlled robotics technology. The man, identified as Thibault in a ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

Researchers have developed an exoskeleton system that provides personalized support for its user. In healthy volunteers, the optimized exoskeleton reduced energy expenditure during walking by 24 ...