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Tokyo Students Design a New Robotic Muscle Suit

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-can-make-it-better dept.

angry tapir writes "Students at Tokyo's University of Science have developed a new version of their muscle suit, a wearable robotic suit that assists the muscles when carrying out strenuous tasks. The original version of the suit, which has been in production for several years, provides assistance to the arms and back but the new version provides assistance to the back only. That means it is lighter and more compact than the original model."

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  1. structural support? by DavMz · · Score: 5, Interesting
    It provides muscular support, but what about structural support?

    I suffered from a slipped disk last year, and how much it was safe to carry was not limited by muscular strength, but by how much my back could take.