The idea of wearing an exoskeleton in order to augment one's natural strength has long been explored in the world of science fiction, but it is only in recent times that the real world is making strides in the exoskeleton industry. The folks at New Scientist actually made a trip to a Japanese laboratory in order to give one of those wearable muscle suits a go, and in their tryout, they managed to lift 40 kilograms of rice without breaking a sweat – literally.
Ubergizmo, Wearable muscle suit a precursor to modern day Iron Man?
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