Scenic Spot Rents Out Exoskeletons to Assist Tourists in Climbing Sacred Mountain
Tourists Looking to climb China’s sacred Mount Tai, in Shandong Province, can now do so with the help of a lightweight AI-powered exoskeleton that makes hiking a breeze. Clips of elderly tourists climbing up Mount Tai, one of the five sacred mountains in China, while wearing bizarre gear around their hips have been going viral […]
Company Launches Motor-Powered Pants That Increase Leg Strength by 40 Percent
The Arc’tryx MO/GO Hiking Pants come with a built-in exoskeleton powered by powerful motors that can increase the wearer’s leg strength by 40 percent and make them feel 30 pounds lighter. Motor-powered exoskeletons have been a reality for years, especially in the medical field, but not so much in the leisure department. That is about […]
The World’s Strongest Animal Can Lift 1,180 Times Its Own Body Weight
Measuring about 1 millimeter in size, the oribatid mite or armored mite is recognized as the strongest creature on Earth. It can lift over 1,000 times its own body weight. For us humans, being able to lift even double our own body weight is an impressive athletic achievement, but that pales in comparison to the […]
Man Turns Everyday Items Into Complex Exoskeletons Inspired by Popular Robots
Known as the “Brooklyn Transformer”, Peter Kokis has become a very recognizable figure in New York, thanks to an arsenal of impressive robot exoskeletons made out of all sorts of everyday items. A former military pilot, Peter Kokis started making his now-famous exoskeletons after joking around with an ex-girlfriend. At one point, during a conversations, […]
“Russian Iron Man” Fights Off Debt Collectors with Home-Made Titanium Exoskeleton
Anton Maltsev, an ex-member of Russia’s Special Forces and a Kossovo War veteran, was recently pardoned for turning his Moscow apartment into a veritable forces chuck full of traps, firearms and even a DIY titanium exoskeleton he used to fight off debt collectors. Maltsev’s unusual story first made news headlines in 2016, when military bomb disposal […]