Robo suit lets man lift 100kg BBC News

Engineers in Italy have developed a wearable robot which can enable users to lift up to 50kg in each extended hand. It could be developed to work in factories or to clear debris and rescue survivors in earthquake zones, they say. The body extender has been built by the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory (Percro) at Pisa s Scuola Superiore Sant Anna. The exoskeleton is one of many being developed around the world for manufacturing, therapeutic and military purposes.