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And the best medical exoskeleton article for 2017 goes to Reuters!

November 2, 2017 // 3 Comments

Reuters and Suitx Me and My Robotic Suit-01

Unless something drastically changes in the last two months of 2017, the best article written regarding medical exoskeletons is not going to go to the Exoskeleton Report but to Reuters! Andrei Khalip from Reuters has written a heartfelt account of his journey to SuitX in the San Francisco Bay Area to try out the Phoenix powered gait [more]

Exoskeleton Awards Highlights Q2 2017

May 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

As the exoskeleton industry grows, so does its recognition. In the first half of 2017 Ekso Bionics and suitX have both been recognized with awards for their exoskeleton development. Ekso Bionics – HealthTechZone Telehealth Award 2016 suitX – Gold Edison Award Winner Past Awards: ITRI – R&D 100 Award Wyss Institute – [more]

Exoskeleton Perception by the Public, Focus on Facebook

May 11, 2017 // 2 Comments

Exoskeleton Perception on Facebook in 2017

What is the exoskeleton perception in the real world? In a time where perception can be more powerful than reality, it is important for all exoskeleton developers to know how the public really views their creations. This is a complicated question that can’t be answered without thorough research, but below is a single data point. The [more]

WearRAcon17 Day One Report

April 20, 2017 // 2 Comments

The first day of the largest wearable robotics conference for 2017 brought the CEOs and representatives of nearly every single major exoskeleton company! April 19, 2017, marked the opening day of the second Wearable Robotics Association Conference or WearRAcon17. Organized by the Wearable Robotics Association, this year’s conference has a [more]

EmTech Asia 2016 Talk & Commentary – Homayoon Kazerooni – SuitX

February 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

The MIT Technology Review has uploaded a presentation of Dr. Homayoon Kazerooni from EmTech Asia 2016 titled New Developments on Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Systems. Dr. Kazerooni is practically a legend in the world of wearable exoskeletons. He is a professor at UC Berkeley, California, and has been involved with SuitX (US Bionics), Berkeley [more]

Wearable Exoskeletons Industry News: Oct-Nov

November 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

Wearable Exoskeleton Industry News Oct-Nov 2016

SuitX finally releases more information on the MAX, Brokerage and Pitching Event, a new events calendar, yet another misreported study and a robotics talk that hits close to home and InteSpring releases their own military exoskeleton. This is a broad sample of what’s happening in the exoskeleton industry between October and November 2016. [more]

Connecting customers to product: lift and carry exoskeletons

June 28, 2016 // 2 Comments

Panasonic - ActiveLink AWN-03 Exoskeleton, 2016 via YouTube Channel Panasonic - Official

Lift and carry is one of the most common causes for back injury. This is an area where exoskeletons for work and industry can have a meaningful impact. This is not a new idea and for years exoskeleton researchers and developers have been trying to make a wearable that can decrease the risk of back pain and injury. What is new is the approach [more]