Such technology, more specifically called an exoskeleton, sounds like the preserve of the Iron Man series of superhero movies. Yet the equipment is increasingly being worn in real life around the ...

People who use wheelchairs may one day be able to walk with the help of this Atalante X exoskeleton. Made by French firm Wandercraft, it supports people in a standing position and is controlled ...

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From affordable road car to highly competitive race and rally car, the Ford Escort Mk1 has worn many hats over the years. And in all the intervening years nothing has changed – Ford’s hugely ...

Would you put on an exoskeleton that meant you could run for an entire day without getting tired? What about one that would allow you to stay on your feet longer at work? The technology to give ...

As with Mortal Kombat games of the past, MK1's story mode is littered with secrets and, in this case, a few interesting ...

Billed as five-star cars on account of the quintet of areas in which they pushed the boundaries, the Mk1 Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac packed independent front suspension, oversquare overhead-valve ...

For the first time, an athlete using a robotic exoskeleton has carried the Olympic flame. Kevin Piette, a French para-athlete ...

A 255bhp 2-litre Zetec is more engine than a Mk1 Cortina needs: the smallest of throttle openings at low revs sparks rampant acceleration. But, crucially, it isn’t more engine than the car can ...

I challenge you to look from bumper to bumper at the Mk1 MR2 and find a detail half-inched from a rival manufacturer. It’s not something that can be said of the Mk2, which as we know can be ...

Not everyone needs a large SUV, not everyone wants a powerful sports car and not everyone covers vast motorway miles; if that sounds like you, the Mk1 Hyundai i10 should be on your shopping list.