New Robo-Legs Offer Support For Heavy Lifting
Honda is still messing around with robots and similar devices, recently showcasing its new ‘Robo-legs’, a kind of lower-body exoskeleton designed to make life easier. Rather than walking for you this device is more for additional support. It targets factory workers and those who spend a lot of time on their feet, or consistently lift heavy loads, the elderly and those suffering from conditions like arthritis. The legs support the hips, knees and ankles and comprise of a bicycle seat onto which you park your rear and a pair of shoes that you need to slip into at the other end. Sensors inside the shoes detect what your legs are trying to do and adjust the motors built into the device to support them and though it apparently takes a bit of getting used to, trials so far have gone well. There are still a few more hoops to jump through but plans are afoot (snigger) to test them in real world environments before rolling them out. You can view a video of the robot legs being demoed below. - Paul Lester [Wired] Honda robots bionics
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