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LAS VEGAS — Helping paraplegics walk again is just the beginning for robotic exoskeletons. Eventually such machines will allow the elderly to stay mobile and give laborers extra upper body strength, says Nathan Harding, co-founder and CEO of Ekso Bionics. Ekso and ReWalk Robotics (RWLK) are exhibiting their exoskeletons this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Exoskeletons got their start in military tech programs designed to help soldiers carry heavy loads. But now exoskeletons are trickling into the consumer market, starting with systems for paraplegics. Ekso Bionics still does military work with its partner Lockheed Martin (LMT). But Ekso is also exploring industrial applications, such as augmenting workers who have to hold tools overhead or above waist-high, Harding said. “We see the future of robotics as having this giant wave of human augmentation coming toward it,” Harding said. “It’s going to get a lot more… Scalper1 News
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