I hate running. While I'm happy to throw the odd weight around in an effort to slow my descent into decrepitude, I refuse to submit my legs to such a cumbersome form of exercise. It looks like Nike might be about to change all that, however, as its Project Amplify footwear system is designed to give wearers "a second set of calf muscles"—which, in my case, would translate to "a single, decent set of calf muscles."
Okay, so they've been designed with "everyday athletes" in mind, and I'm definitely not one of those (via The Verge). But Nike, with the help of its robotics partner, Dephy, has created a system that augments lower leg and ankle movement via a lightweight-yet-powerful electric motor, attached to a drive belt and exoskeleton-like assembly.
