Computerized Leg Device to Help Elderly Walk From: Discovery Channel News - 11/07/2008 Honda Motor, a pioneer of humanoid robots, on Friday unveiled a new walking assist machine designed to make it easier for the elderly to climb stairs and help factory workers. Read the entire article at: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/07/walking-assist-device.html Submitted by Kathy Griffin --- Honda Reveals Its Own Robotic Leg From: DailyTech - 11/08/2008 By: Jason Mick Honda Motor Co. is joining the push to create robotic movement assistance devices to create superpower suits to help handicapped individuals. Honda's device for the time being is aimed more solidly at the handicapped market than Cyberdyne's. The new robotic leg assists the user's natural movement and exerts significant force to take stress off the users' joints when walking, travelling up stairs, or "semi-crouching". http://www.dailytech.com/Honda+Reveals+Its+Own+Robotic+Leg/article13377.htm Submitted by Ray Grott --- Links: Powered Exoskeleton Enables the Disabled to Walk Again http://www.dailytech.com/Powered+Exoskeleton+Enables+the+Disabled+to+Walk+Again/article12781.htm Cyberdyne Corp Makes HAL "Iron Man" Suit http://www.dailytech.com/Cyberdyne+Corp+Makes+HAL+Iron+Man+Suit/article13288.htm Building An "Iron Man" Pt. I: Military Grade Exoskeleton http://www.dailytech.com/Building+An+Iron+Man+Pt+I++Military+Grade+Exoskeleton/article11810.htm