The HAL exoskeleton of Japanese robotics firm Cyberdyne recently received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to enter the United States, giving patients with spinal cord injuries a ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you have a hundred thousand bucks you’d like to spend, perhaps you’d be interested in an exoskeleton suit? Even if it won’t make you super strong?

Why on Earth are Japanese airport employees sporting robotic suits? Well, back in 2004, a spin-off company called Cyberdyne began development of a robotic suit called HAL (short for Hybrid Assistive ...

Even if you lack the resources of Tony Stark, you can obtain a high-tech suit to enhance your natural abilities, or at least help you avoid a backache. Mechanical outfits, known as exoskeletons, are ...

Assistive exoskeletons are a bit like electric bikes – they do indeed give users a power boost, but part of that boost is needed just to move the extra weight along. Japanese researchers at Hiroshima ...

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A Japanese exoskeleton maker called Skeletonics has created a suit that turns its wearer into a fighting exoskeleton, ready for the boxing ring of the future. The company’s latest model is a fun upper ...

Japanese exoskeleton developer Skeletonics has shown off a new exoskeleton kitted out with boxing gear while its operator shadow boxes. The exoskeleton borrows similar design attributes from previous ...

A year ago this Christmas, two teens who live 300 miles apart met and became friends. A lot has happened since Cristina Garza, a junior at Argo Community High School in Summit, introduced herself to ...

Robots from Japanese company Cyberdyne, Inc., (no relation to the doomsday-heralding creator of Skynet) will soon be seen in passenger terminals at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The robots are part of a ...

ATSUGI, Japan (AP) — Yuichi Imahata’s 9-year-old daughter is thrilled her dad stands tall above her head. It’s an experience that is new to her. Imahata, 31, has been using a wheelchair to get around ...