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SCI & TECHLOWAug 20 · Aug 20, 2026, 6:24 PM

Exoskeletons Restore Lost Function, Augment Movement

Human Progress

“'Exoskeletons were really targeted as: function is lost, and we need to replace this function,' says Taylor Dick, a neuromuscular biomechanist at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Today, researchers and companies are increasingly talking about augmentation instead: adding a fraction of the force needed for a movement. A powered brace might take some […] The post Exoskeletons Restore Lost Function, Augment Movement appeared first on Human Progress.

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