On the surface, wearable external systems known as exoskeletons sound like something you would find only in comic books or classic sci-fi movies, when in fact the science is much closer to reality than it may seem...

Today we had the pleasure of chatting to Dr. Matthew Dickinson, a senior lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, about how incredible exoskeleton developments are being made via ingenious 3D printing, and what exactly this may mean for disabled people across the globe.