Hands-On With the Honda Assist Exoskeleton

It says something about American culture that when we hear the words "bionic exoskeleton" we instantly think of a device that turns an ordinary man into a superpowered fighting machine. That was evident at a press conference to demonstrate Honda's two new assisted mobility devices, the Stride Management Assist and Bodyweight Support Assist.

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Science & Technology

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• Honda
• Assist
• Exoskeleton
• Popular Mechanics

[fixfireleo]

wonder if they could make one of these that forces a child to behave...

[mikedjamotsky]

if possible make an exoskeleton so that the paralized personn will not have to transfer because the person is so sevearly paralized the personn cannot transfer

[halflife103]

@halflife103 but, i can see it being used for the disabled. I wonder if it could make my uncle walk again.

maybe they are close to that technology.

[halflife103]

Again.... science is weakening us...

[Jormungandr69]

doing a power jump with this... not advisable if you don't have children yet.

[Gajoobles]

@jebustheone I can't wait to see it in the hands of fatasses.

[jebustheone]

Well done Honda. I can't wait to see these in the hands of OAPs/disabled, in distribution warehouses and on the battlefield.

[GetTheGr33n]

@darris321 it picks up the information going from the brain to your muscles faster than your muscels do and generates the exact movement your legs would do.

==> the movement of your foot and the supporting machine add up

[darris321]

what does it do?

it just looks like it's sitting there