At the recent TED Conference in Long Beach, California, CEO Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics demonstrated what he calls “exoskeletons” – robotic devices that are designed to augment the structural strength and support of the human skeleton.  His demonstration included working models of the HULC, which allows a soldier to carry 200 pounds on his back for hours without tiring, and eLEGS, which helps a woman who has been paraplegic for 19 years get out of her wheelchair and walk.

Time Magazine named eLEGS as one of the top 50 inventions of 2010.

See Bender’s talk in this YouTube video and read more about his company’s “wearable robots” on the Berkeley Bionics website.