Honda's experimental Bodyweight Support Assist device makes walking and stair-climbing easier for people in rehabilitation therapy or who are elderly. It will be on display at the "Why Design Now?" exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution in New York, NY from May 14, 2010 through January 9, 2011. The exhibition showcases the work of designers from around the world and demonstrates how essential design and innovation are to some of society's most urgent human and environmental issues. The designers whose works are on display are being recognized for enhancing the human experience by inventing solutions that are as beautiful as they are just.
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According to a press release by Honda, Honda developed the Bodyweight Support Assist device to help support bodyweight to reduce the load on the user's legs during various weight-bearing activities. It reduces the load on leg muscles and joints with a structure that includes a seat, frame and shoes. See for yourself in this 3 minute video:
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