Wearable robots?

I read quite a few scholarship applications throughout an academic year.  I read applications from our own returning students for our annual scholarship process.  I also help read a portion of incoming freshman applications as service to our College of Engineering.  When asked a fairly open ended question about what technology they would like to use, be a part of, or create in the future, there's a wide variety of answers.  Of course, there are always submissions about how video games can change the world, but there are many other responses.  I've also read a large number of applications talking about biomedical engineering and creating prostheses.

For an interesting read about one company making wearable robots, see this article about Ekso Bionics, which was printed in the July 20, 2015 Roanoke Times business section.