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Powered knee exoskeleton boosts leg strength by a claimed 50%
Motors have been added to bikes, skateboards and kayaks … so how about just slapping a couple directly to your legs? That's exactly what the Z1 knee exoskeleton does, reportedly offering a 50% boost in the wearer's calf and thigh strength while reducing knee pressure by 200%.
Over time, AI algorithms running on a dual-core 240-MHz processor (one per unit) learn the user's movement patterns, allowing the electrical assistance to be applied more smoothly and naturally. In fact, the AI is reportedly capable of recognizing movements and switching assist modes for activities such as walking, running, cycling, jumping, squatting, sitting, and standing. A kinetic energy recovery system helps boost the batteries by using the force generated when walking downhill to charge them.
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