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ICYMI: Skydiving from drones while Lowe's exoskeleton does heavy lifting

Plus, watch a clown give a bear a bad case of the heebie-jeebies.

ICYMI: Skydiving from drones while Lowe's exoskeleton does heavy lifting
Andrew Tarantola
Andrew Tarantola|@terrortola|May 17, 2017 9:30 AM

Today on In Case You Missed It: Latvian UAV company, Aerones, which specializes in heavy-lift drones, has made publicity stunts an annual tradition and this year is no different. They perched a man atop a 330 meter electrical tower, then sent their 28-rotor drone up to pick him up, then release him to gently parachute back to the ground. It's the future of commuting.

We also take a look at a new, unpowered exoskeleton that Lowe's home improvement and Virginia Tech have developed. It utilizes carbon fiber rods situated around the wearer's legs that flex as the user bends over bend and spring back once they stand back up. It makes picking up heavy items a breeze and has been well-received by store employees during recent trial runs.

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ICYMI: Skydiving from drones while Lowe's exoskeleton does heavy lifting