Skintight Suits Are the Future of Robotic Exoskeletons
From: Product Design and Development - 07/18/2016

While today's exoskeletons are mostly clumsy, heavy devices, new technology
could make them much easier and more natural to use by creating a robotic
skin.

Researchers at the University of Salford’s Centre for Autonomous Systems and
Robotics are developing another alternative: soft robotics. This technology
uses physically soft advanced materials to carry out similar tasks to
traditional rigid robotic devices. They are particularly well suited to
interaction with humans as they are typically lightweight which means if they
collide with a person they are unlikely to cause injury.

Read the entire article and view a video (3:38) at:
https://www.pddnet.com/blog/2016/07/forget-iron-man-skintight-suits-are-future-robotic-exoskeletons
https://theconversation.com/forget-iron-man-skintight-suits-are-the-future-of-robotic-exoskeletons-60801

Links:
Exoskeleton Could Help Children With Muscular Atrophy Walk For First Time
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exoskeleton-could-help-children-with-muscular-atrophy-walk-for-first-time_uk_57593d73e4b014b4f2533d5d

The Story Behind the Real "Iron Man" Suit
http://www.gereports.com/post/78574114995/the-story-behind-the-real-iron-man-suit

I Wore An Exoskeleton That Gave Me Super Strength
http://time.com/4189590/exoskeleton-super-strength-ekso-bionics

The H2 robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation after stroke: early
  findings from a clinical study
https://jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12984-015-0048-y

Development of an Exoskeleton Haptic Interface for Virtual Task Training
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221063364_Development_of_an_Exoskeleton_Haptic_Interface_for_Virtual_Task_Training

University of Salford’s Centre for Autonomous Systems and Robotics - Cognitive
  Robotics & Autonomous Systems 
http://www.salford.ac.uk/computing-science-engineering/research/autonomous-systems-and-robotics/cognitive-robotics-and-autonomous-systems

Soft Exoskeleton (video 0:31)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvkkv3YuqGo&feature=youtu.be

Paralyzed Woman Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit after 16 Days
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-05/paralyzed-woman-completes-london-marathon-bionic-suit-after-16-days

Related:
Robotics Exoskeleton for Shoulder Rehabilitation
https://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2016/01/robotics-exoskeleton-shoulder-rehabilitation

Intelligent Robotic Exoskeleton for Shoulder Rehabilitation
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/01/intelligent-robotic-exoskeleton-shoulder-rehabilitation