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Paralyzed Man Hits the Streets of NYC In a New Exoskeleton
the_newsbeagle writes: Robert Woo was paralyzed in 2007 when a construction crane dropped a load of steel on him. Yesterday, he put on the newest "exoskeleton," essentially a pair of smart robotic legs, and strolled out into a busy Manhattan sidewalk. He was demoing the ReWalk 6.0, a $77,000 device that he plans to buy for home use.
The motors, sensors, software and batteries of this product are no doubt top end. They also must bear the weight of a regulatory approval process that makes people safe. That means a fall chance of zero because falls can cause significant damage. If you see a thousand dollar version understand the difference - commercial motors, slower response time, less redundancy, less battery life and occasional failures.
They're techno trousers, ex-NASA, fantastic for walkies!
Perhaps that is actually a battery pack? I'd imagine something like this would need a lot of power if you want to go very far with it (and not risk collapsing in the middle of the street somewhere)
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
Call me back if you get paralysed from the waist down, and then tell me you're not impressed.
What is it with some people? Does "not being impressed" make you feel better than everyone else because your standards are so much higher?
I bet the fax machine is nothing but a waffle iron with a phone attached to you...
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.