# The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton

**Published:** 2026-10-10T14:37:31+00:00  
**Source:** Adafruit Electronics  
**Category:** open-hardware  
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/the-dawn-of-the-age-of-the-exoskeleton.html  

## Executive Summary
Diagrams of Nicholas Yagn’s exercising exoskeleton from his patent. United States Patent Office/Google Patents The idea of an exoskeleton, a worn mechanical device that augments human ability, isn’t new. Patents dating back to the 1800’s demonstrate concerted effort to meld man and machine. Sci-fi is littered with them, but until recently, they were mostly the […]

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## Impact on the Open Ecosystem
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