Engineers in Italy have developed a wearable robot which can enable users to lift up to 50kg in each extended hand. It could be developed to work in factories or to clear debris and rescue survivors in earthquake zones, they say. The "body extender" has been built by the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory (Percro) at Pisa's Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. The exoskeleton is one of many being developed around the world for manufacturing, therapeutic and military purposes. Percro's Fabio Salsedo demonstrates how the machine works.
Video journalist: Neil Bowdler
Engineers Invent the 'Body Extender' of our Power Loader Dreams
Published on Mar 12, 2014
Italian engineers have created a powerful wearable robotic exoskeleton, capable of lifting weights of 50 kg in each of the extender's hands. It can be used for construction, lifting, and rescue needs, as explained by the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory to BBC News. Kim Horcher, Tim Frisch, and Jason Inman (Comic reviewer, youtube.com/jawiin) discuss!
April 2 (Bloomberg) --- Fancy wearing body armor that gives you superhuman strength? Then you should head to the Sant'Anna University in Pisa. Bloomberg went there to look at the newest wearable robot. (Source: Bloomberg)