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Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University say they’ve found a biomechanical holy grail—a device that helps people walk more efficiently without a boost from a motor. The deceptively simple gadget, detailed in an article published Wednesday in the journal Nature, is one of several discoveries in the past two years that are reason to believe we’ve broken through a performance barrier—creating exoskeletons that can make us stronger, faster, and more efficient.
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http://www.outsideonline.com/1963816/tech-will-have-you-hiking-you%E2%80%99re-18-again?Fascinating article. When I opened the thread, I was expecting something along the lines of this TED Talk:
Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs, robotic prosthetics inspired by nature’s own designs. Herr lost both legs in a climbing accident 30 years ago; now, as the head of the MIT Media Lab’s Biomechatronics group, he shows his incredible technology in a talk that’s both technical and deeply personal — with the help of ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who lost her left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and performs again for the first time on the TED stage.
VaWolf82, Thanks for the informative and moving Ted video. There is hope. “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” ~Andy Dufresne…..Thanks very much…Laugh, think, and cry everyday…
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