Heavy stuff, man: Watch this guy lift a Mini Cooper using an exoskeleton Automakers use technology to improve their vehicles and provide more whiz-bang gadgetry for owners.

In his latest test, he puts a Mini Cooper weighing about 2,500 pounds on a homemade lift sled. Without exoskeletons, a pair of guys were unable to lift the rear of the car even a fraction of an ...

Inventor James Hobson's powered exoskeleton helps him lift a 2,524 lb Mini Cooper. Skip to content. Toggle Navigation. News Events. TNW Conference June 19 & 20, 2025; TNW Webinars; All ...

And pick up a Mini Cooper he did, or at least the back of one. View full post on Youtube In August 2014, Hobson made a proof-of-concept prototype of an upper-body exoskeleton that allowed him to ...