{"id":3907,"date":"2022-11-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singularityumexicosummit.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:00:00","slug":"this-exoskeleton-uses-ai-to-help-people-walk-faster-with-less-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singularityumexico.com\/en\/this-exoskeleton-uses-ai-to-help-people-walk-faster-with-less-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"This Exoskeleton Uses AI to Help People Walk Faster With Less Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exoskeletons have been largely confined to the realm of fiction, appearing in sci-fi or superhero movies to make characters stronger, taller, or more destructive (in James Cameron\u2019s Avatar<\/em>, the somewhat terrifying AMP suit serves as<\/a> an \u201camplifier of a human operator,\u201d but is really more like a humanoid war machine with a real human inside). In terms of real-world uses, exoskeletons<\/a> have been tested or developed in industries like car manufacturing<\/a>, air travel<\/a>, the military<\/a>, and healthcare<\/a>; these are mostly to help people lift heavy objects and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new exoskeleton serves a different purpose: helping people walk. Developed by engineers at the Stanford Biomechatronics Laboratory, the device is described in a paper published this week in\u00a0Nature<\/em><\/a>. In a nutshell, it\u2019s a motorized boot that gives wearers a push forward with each step they take. What sets it apart, though, is that its function is tailored to each person who uses it rather than being standard across different heights, weights, and walking speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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