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India takes ‘walk on the moon’ as rover makes historic first steps | World News
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An Indian lunar rover has made the first ever foray on the south side of the moon. The Chandrayan-3 Rover descended a ramp from India’s spacecraft a few hours after the nation celebrated the historic landing on the moon’s south pole, which is thought to contain deep craters with water ice. The vehicle is set…
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Lucy, the world’s most famous human ancestor, could walk just like us, new research suggests | Science & Tech News
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The world’s most famous early human ancestor could walk upright like a modern-day human thanks to fully bendable knee joints, research suggests. ‘Lucy’ was from an extinct ape-like species that lived in Africa more than three million years ago. She was dug up in Ethiopia in 1974, and at the time was the most complete…
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AI is the key to astonishing breakthrough that allowed paralysed man to walk again | Science & Tech News
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Enter the cyborg. A man, paralysed in a cycling accident 10 years ago, is now able to walk again because of a wireless digital link between his brain and spinal cord. The video of Gert-Jan Oskam standing, walking and even climbing stairs is remarkable. Yes, he drags his feet slightly. Yes, his movements are slow.…
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Tech firm develops shoes that let you walk at the pace of a run | Science & Tech News
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A robotics company claims to have made the world’s “fastest shoes” which can make you walk three times faster. Known as Moonwalkers, they look like futuristic roller skates but don’t require the wearer to balance any more than they would walking normally. Once they are strapped to your feet, tiny electric motors power eight wheels…