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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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 ...

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 ...

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Stanford researchers have developed a wearable exoskeleton that makes it easier to run, reducing the energy cost of the running motion by as much as 15%. The team says they are working on further ...

Outside of sci-fi, the idea of donning a bionic suit, rocketing into the sky, and saving the world hasn't quite gotten off the ground; however, two new grants totaling $500,209 from the National ...

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 ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...