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Clinical Trials Begin For Russia's First Medical Exoskeleton

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-soviet-russia dept.

pRobotika writes: Seven hundred people volunteered to try out the ExoAtlet when the Russian startup advertised its imminent clinical trials. Only a handful of these could be accommodated when testing of Russia's first medical exoskeleton began recently in a Moscow hospital. It's the latest step in the Skolkovo-backed innovation's battle to reach the market, and progress is looking phenomenal. The video features the coolest looking exoskeleton testers we've seen in a long time.

26 comments

  1. Unfortunately by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, in Soviet Russia, exoskeleton wears *you*.

  2. You will be assimilated by ITRambo · · Score: 1

    The Borg are already here. Exoskeleton is phase one. The laser eye will be cool.

  3. Military version to follow shortly by kheldan · · Score: 1

    Knowing Putin, this is probably just the proof-of-concept version, using Russian citizens as the beta-testers.

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    1. Re:Military version to follow shortly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Knowing Putin, this is probably just the proof-of-concept version, using Russian citizens as the beta-testers.

      Yeah! Now we can send the disabled/crippled in to fight in the military as well!

      Please, take off your tinfoil.

    2. Re:Military version to follow shortly by Number42 · · Score: 1

      "He claims that what they're doing in Russia is the missing piece. A weapon to surpass Metal Gear."

  4. In soviet russia.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Back in the day there used to be a saying "peaceful atom into every home". As a corollary, I would say this exoskeleton, if it is ever constructed due to "budget shortage", will have a higher chance of getting someone into the hospital instead of getting them out.

  5. Healthy Volunteers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why do I picture them using healthy volunteers? Then "Look, they can walk! Russia is awesome!"

    1. Re:Healthy Volunteers by ericloewe · · Score: 1

      Because it'd be the least bullshitty thing to come out of Russia in recent years?

  6. In Russia by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 1
    Exoskeleton wears you!

    oh....wait.... that's kinda what an exoskeleton does, isn't it.

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  7. Interesting to see them continue with this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    after the Bush junta ordered them to stop. Expect Russia to be attacked with a negative PR campaign and maybe a false flag op because of this.

    1. Re:Interesting to see them continue with this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      We've already had Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It looks like the Bush Crime Family is already cranking up the pressure on Russia. Their attempt isn't working because >80% of Russians know the truth that they are not responsible for this:

      http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/more-than-80-of-russians-blame-ukrainian-army-for-malaysia-airlines-crash/504333.html

      Unfortunately, USians are easier to fool, and one poll I read said a stunning 26% of people in the USA think Russia did it. That is very sad. People in the USA are so misinformed. The Republicans hate Putin so they'll believe any garbage the USA media machine spews at them.

    2. Re:Interesting to see them continue with this... by ericloewe · · Score: 1

      Those moments when something is good enough to be a troll making fun of Russia and stupid enough to be a paid shill in a social media engineering farm.

  8. Propaganda by ericloewe · · Score: 1

    Summary reads like thinly-veiled propaganda. This kind of thing is under serious research elsewhere. The fact that it's in Russia does not make it notable.

  9. Russian bashing by manu0601 · · Score: 2

    It is a bit sad to see all that Russian bashing in the comments.

    Whatever your beliefs are about the MH17 crash, this exoskeleton project is not related to it. Nobody bashes US startups because of US foreign policy...

    1. Re:Russian bashing by rahvin112 · · Score: 1, Insightful

      There are dozens of medical based exo-skeltons under development all over the west. Most are much better advanced than the pictures of this monstrosity (it's huge). The most famous of the western prototypes allowed a woman with below the neck paralysis (no arm or leg control) to walk across a room unaided by any other human. Based on the pictures of this "Russian version" this is at best a crutches assistance, not a full assist in that it requires the user to use crutches.

      Frankly this isn't even newsworthy. They've had better technology for far longer elsewhere. There are even systems being developed that directly interfaces to the nervous system of the operator requiring no outside control, IIRC correctly the full paralysis version I mentioned above had such an interface.

    2. Re:Russian bashing by qpqp · · Score: 2

      Did you read the part about the testers being paralyzed from the waist down? It does look clunky, but price is also an issue, and if this is the VHS of exo-skeletons then it just might have a future.

  10. In soviet russia by MrKaos · · Score: 1

    BITCH, YOU, away from her, get

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  11. Hmmm ... by gstoddart · · Score: 1

    Why am I suddenly picturing the scenes from Iron Man 2 where Tony Stark hijacks the Congressional hearing to show video of Justin Hammer's failed attempts to build his own version?

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  12. Why is this news? by Karmashock · · Score: 1

    Lots of these things have been on the market for ages... I mean... company in X country starts work on product that is already in the market and offers nothing new on the existing concept? ... Just saying.

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    1. Re:Why is this news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Do you have an example of a medical exoskeleton on the market? I haven't heard of one for sale yet. There are certainly groups experimenting with them but I haven't heard of one that is available for purchase yet.

    2. Re:Why is this news? by Karmashock · · Score: 1

      Surely you jest?
      http://www.eksobionics.com/

      That's one of the nicer ones... there are a lot of other ones by other companies.

      The big tip off is that it is "Russia" making this... sorry if this sounds bigoted... but when was the last time they innovated anything? Here you're going to say Sputnik or something. Even if I accepted that... that was one example and decades ago.

      HALF the patents in the last 100 years came out of the United States. Half.

      So what am I saying? I'm saying that of course we have an exeskelleton on the market. Of course we do.

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  13. Re:Alas by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

    The standard version comes with a SAM mount. IFF is an optional extra.

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  14. So Putin straps himself into a suit by Chas · · Score: 1

    And calls himself Crimson Dynamo?

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  15. Rewalk clone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I have a friend who works for http://rewalk.com/ This thing is a blatant copy.

  16. Anyone remember Exo-Man (1977)? by thinkwaitfast · · Score: 1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...