News Summary

• A variety of exoskeletons are entering the consumer market, including ones sold by Hypershell, a company in Shanghai, China.
• Many countries, including Japan, China and Italy, are rapidly ageing, and the number of people aged 60 years or older is projected to reach 2.1 billion by 2050.
• The devices need to become smarter, lighter, cheaper and easier to fit for the vast range of people who might use them.
• There’s also another concern that needs to be overcome: if a machine makes it easier to walk or run, will people move more and become healthier as a result?