Exoskeletons Are Slowly Turning us Into Cyborgs

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(Source: bloomberg.com)

The people that have been powering your audio visual needs, now want to power your body. They have three models of exoskeletons.

The AWN-03, assists workers lifting heavy objects. Lasting eight hours on one charge, the mechanisms inside are automated. It’s lightweight, easy to put on by one person.

The PLN-01 or “The Ninja,” is more robust. It helps with walking and running, connecting all the way from the floor to the waist. They are developing an upper body augmentation for this unit, allowing users to lift heavy loads.

The last design, The Power Loader, looks like what Ridley used to kill the Alien. It’s bulky, but allow users to perform tremendous work.