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Technology to help people walk, run and jump is moving rapidly from labs to hiking trails.
Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years?
Robotic exoskeletons have gone from experimental prototypes to consumer gadgets in a few short years. They look very different from the huge mech suits of science fiction, and as the technology continues to develop they might become part of everyday life sooner than you think.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02641-y
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