Researchers have created a soft wearable robotic device that uses pneumatic artificial muscles to mimic parts of the lower leg. It could be used in the future to treat ankle-foot disorders.

"I had my leg amputated August 19, 1992," said Mike Addy, who was injured while working a road construction job. "I had a 10 ton steel roller fall on my left leg and my right foot." He tried many ...

[CREDIT: Kogoro Kurata] Remember that crazy 12-foot, five-ton robotic exoskeleton we showed you in May? Well now you buy one for a cool 1.3 million dollars. Suidobashi Heavy Industry has just ...