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The vest isn't powered. Rather, its goal is to absorb some of the force exerted on the wearer and transmit it to the ground (instead of the person's body). A f
by BrooklynRage 9y ago
The vest isn't powered. Rather, its goal is to absorb some of the force exerted on the wearer and transmit it to the ground (instead of the person's body).
A few months ago, I built a rudimentary unpowered exoskeleton similar to the Ekso models, and it did help with carrying heavy loads once I got past the initial awkwardness of wearing it.
- maxerickson 9y agoIt's upper body only (strapped to the waist). I think it has springs. http://eksobionics.com/eksoworks/ http://eksobionics.com/eksoworks/
- frandroid 9y agoSay more!
- redler 9y agoA few months ago, I built a rudimentary unpowered exoskeleton HN is truly sui generis.
- burger_moon 9y agoHave you written about it or shared pictures of it online? I'm sure many of us would enjoy a 'Show HN' of this even if it's rough looking.
- djrogers 9y ago> A few months ago, I built a rudimentary unpowered exoskeleton Umm, you cannot just drop that kind of comment on HN without more details. That's why we come here!