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Ingenuity Labs Member Qingguo Li, Exoskeleton Prototype

Head and shoulders photo of Dr. Qingguo Li

Walking just might get easier thanks to researchers at Queen’s University. They’ve designed an exoskeleton prototype that’s meant to help people walk farther, while using less energy. This device is a subject of a new study in the world-leading academic journal, “Science.” Click to read Article

Dr. Michael Shepertycky and Dr. Qingguo Li, two minds behind the prototype, say the idea came about in 2010, when the research team began looking into whether they could produce electricity from the energy created by people walking.