How to run 50% faster without external energy
Technological innovations may enable next-generation running shoes to provide unprecedented mobility. But how could a running shoe increase the speed of motion without providing external energy? We found that the top speed of running may be increased more than 50% using a catapult-like exoskeleton device, which does not provide external energy. Our finding uncovers the hidden potential of human performance augmentation via unpowered robotic exoskeletons. Our result may lead to a new-generation of augmentation devices developed for sports, rescue operations, and law enforcement, where humans could benefit from increased speed of motion.
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| Notations: | endurance sports strength and speed sports technical and natural sciences |
| Published in: | Science Advances |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay1950 |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 13 |
| Pages: | 1950 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |