The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's goal is to help people with paraplegics walk and live their daily lives.
South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot gear that helps patients walk straight, maneuver obstacles, and climb staircases.
Park Jeong-su, a KAIST team member, said his inspiration comes from the movie "Iron Man". "After watching Iron Man, I thought it would be great if I could help people with a robot in real life."- He said.
The robot is installed with sensors on its soles, the upper body monitors 1,000 signals per second and senses the user's sudden movements.
Kim Seung-hwan won the gold medal in the exoskeleton category at Cybathlon 2024 while wearing the WalkON Suit F1, an event showcasing assistive robots for individuals with physical disabilities.
"I wanted to tell my son .... that I also used to walk. I wanted to share a diverse range of experiences with him," said Kim.
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Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
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The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
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Two paintings by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir worth millions of dollars have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a French Riviera museum. Four men have been charged in connection with the theft, while two other suspects have been released without charge.
Iran has unveiled the restored mausoleum of 13th-century mystic Shams Tabrizi in the northwestern city of Khoy, with plans for a cultural tourism route linking the site to the shrine of renowned Persian poet Rumi in Konya, Türkiye.
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