Accessibility · October 2026Kudos level: Bravo
A Motor-Free Soft Exosuit Cut Walking Effort by Nearly 14 Percent
Researchers built a hip exosuit from soft artificial-muscle fibers instead of motors, gearboxes and a rigid frame. In a small proof-of-concept trial with six participants, it cut the metabolic cost of walking by 13.9 percent.
Source: Next Reality Robotics
South Korea's Government AI Insisted a Rule Abolished in 2012 Was Still in Effect
South Korea's government AI services returned wrong answers to simple questions, and rated them highly reliable. AI Government24 told a reporter that sole proprietors must file interim VAT returns, a rule abolished in 2012, and marked the claim 'high confidence.' It also got the 2025 income tax filing period wrong, again with high confidence. The National Tax Service's own chatbot gave the correct answer, and different government AI services gave conflicting answers to the same questions.
Source: Seoul Economic Daily