An Exoskeleton That Boosts Biceps Wins James Dyson's $45,000 Prize | Wired Design. The winner of this year's James Dyson award is the Titan Arm, a battery-powered upper-body exoskeleton. Image: Dyson It was created by a group of students at University of Pennsylvania--the first American team to win the award in its nine year run. Image: Dyson The Titan Arm isn't the first exoskeleton, but it may be the first of its kind. Image: Dyson With a powered elbow, it adds about 40 pounds of strength to the wearer. Image: Dyson The most promising application is in rehabilitation. Since the self-contained device doesn't have to be tethered to any other source, it could be used by patients in their homes. A detail of a machined part. The winner of this year's James Dyson award is the Titan Arm, a battery-powered upper-body exoskeleton.
Elysium proved that even doughy dudes like Matt Damon could be futuristic action heroes with the help of a high-tech exoskeleton. It’s certainly not the first working exoskeleton, but in many ways it’s the first of its kind. Raytheon shows off the XOS2 Exoskeleton robotic suit. The World’s First Mind-controlled Exoskeleton! NASA exoskeleton suit is half way to Iron Man | Crave. The X1 Robotic Exoskeleton looks like a cross between the legs of a Stormtrooper and a Transformer. The suit is a spinoff from NASA's Robonaut 2 humanoid robot project. The X1 is focused on either helping or hindering a person's legs, depending on its job description.
When it's set to inhibit, the X1 resists movement and could be used to help astronauts exercise in space. When it's set to help, it could be used to assist paraplegics and others with lower body injuries with walking. Four motorized joints and six passive joints give the 57-pound suit a good range of motion. It also gives it some nice Iron Man flavor, minus the propulsion feet.
The X1 is a joint effort from NASA, The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and the awesomely named Oceaneering Space Systems. It's still deep in the research and development phase, but the suit could some day be used both in space and on Earth. (Via The Verge) HAL (robot) A man wearing a 2005 prototype version of the HAL suit (left).
The Hybrid Assistive Limb (also known as HAL ) is a powered exoskeleton suit developed by Japan's Tsukuba University and the robotics company CYBERDYNE . It has been designed to support and expand the physical capabilities of its users, particularly people with physical disabilities. There are two primary versions of the system: HAL 3, which only provides leg function, and HAL 5, which is a full-body exoskeleton for the arms, legs, and torso. HAL 5 is capable of allowing the operator to lift and carry about five times as much weight as he or she could lift and carry unaided. [ edit ] History The first HAL prototype was suggested by Dr. The third HAL prototype, developed in the early 2000s, was attached to a computer. CYBERDYNE began renting the suit out for hospital use in 2012. . [ edit ] Mechanics [ edit ] Users [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links.