R.I.P. Scout26
This was interesting. For one thing, I had no idea Lowes had a research lab.http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/05/16/lowes-is-building-exoskeleton-that-gives-warehouse-workers-superhuman-strength.html
It says it is not powered, but stiffens in some directions and uses springs to store energy in some way. I envision a new breed of lawsuits...
...where people trained at work to lift with assistance are injured at home when they try to lift a similar load without the suit.
Now, here I was thinking that you had coined an awesome new use of the word for mecha-suits used for police "lawsuits"...