![Artificial Muscles Lift 12,600 Times Their Weight [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-fiber-artificial-muscles-with-video-600x275.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | April 16, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Who couldn’t use a little more strength? Many people without any injury or disability exercise regularly — or sometimes just pay for gym memberships — to get stronger and improve their flexibility and cardiovascular health. If you lift weights...
![McLaren Body Armor Protects with Racecar Tech [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/10/McClaren-body-armor-with-video-600x275.png?resize=601%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | October 5, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Babies fall all the time while learning to stand up and walk. They often laugh when they fall, particularly if they land on their padded butt. Older people sometimes fall but seldom laugh about it, even if they are wearing the same type of padding. Falls are the most...
![Big Box Stores to Save Backs with Exosuit [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Lowes-exosuit.jpg?resize=598%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | May 22, 2017 | General News, Health
The human body is a miracle of engineering, but it has its limits. One are of research for wearable Health Tech is to find ways to augment a body’s natural abilities to help a person do more with less risk of injury. Exoskeletons are particularly intriguing, as...
![Prosthetic Leg with Fin Helps Amputees Swim [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/04/Northwell-fin-with-video-600x275.png?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | April 19, 2017 | General News, Medical
Military veterans and civilian amputees may soon benefit from a new type of prosthetic that helps them swim. According to the Congressional Research Service A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics, as of June 2015, there were 1,645 veterans with major limb...
![Coiled Nylon Creates Artificial Muscle Threads [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/UT-muscle-thread.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | September 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
From robotics to prosthetics, creating materials that mimic the actions of human muscle tissue are in great demand. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that creates threads that can contract on demand, which could open the door...
