Mech-enthusiast Carlos Owens is in the process of building another full-sized working exoskeleton, currently 16-foot tall without the head and capable of shooting flames out of its hands. Eventually ...

General Electric’s giant walking machines were serious Cold War experiments in powered exoskeletons and mechanical walkers, ...

Repetitive overhead tasks are rough on the back and shoulders and can result in stress injuries over time. Finding more ergonomic ways to do these tasks is not always an option, and jobs such as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mech racing is a sport straight out of a science fiction novel. To compete, humans pilot off-road running machines in a high-speed ...

RICHMOND, Calif.—Wearing Ekso Bionics’ forthcoming exoskeleton for construction and industrial workers is probably the closest that I will ever come to having a real physical superpower. Through the ...

The first affordable, mass-produced robotic exoskeleton will be on sale next year from Panasonic. For 500,000 yen, or slightly under $5,000, this full-body power garment will let you hoist 100-kilo ...

As some of you may or may not know, I’m interested in everything exoskeleton related. I’ve been messing around with my own designs for the past year or so, and just this past weekend, tested out the ...

We’re still a long way from a Metroid-style space bounty hunter suit, but the U.S. military is prototyping new wearables to enhance soldiers’ combat abilities. These include an exoskeleton similar to ...

A previous article relegated military exoskeletons to the realm of science fiction, focusing on powered exoskeletons for supporting advanced combat suits. It sparked a number of responses, including ...