{"651696":{"#nid":"651696","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Is an Exoskeleton Suit in Your Future?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThose who are slow or reluctant runners or walkers might soon be able to slip on a lightweight, lower-body exoskeleton and up the speed and ease of our exercise, according to several new studies examining the effects of these high-tech robotic devices.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;There is no doubt in my mind that within 10 years, exoskeletons and soft, wearable exosuits to improve mobility will be commercially available,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/greg-sawicki\u0022\u003EGregory Sawicki\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences\u0026nbsp;who directs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/hpl\/\u0022\u003EHuman Physiology of Wearable Robotics Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-10-14 15:49:08","changed_gmt":"2021-10-14 15:49:08","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Extension of Self","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/18\/well\/move\/exoskeleton-suit-walking-running.html","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"183465","name":"Gregory Sawicki"},{"id":"189070","name":"exoskeleton suits"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}