The downvotes are ill-informed, maybe its the tone. Yes more productivity should decrease labor demand ATBE, but labor economics literature typically emphasizes

The downvotes are ill-informed, maybe its the tone. Yes more productivity should decrease labor demand ATBE, but labor economics literature typically emphasizes that standards of living can only increase in the long run if productivity increases. That implies real income gains generally. But that discussion is irrelevant to this article — the point is that exoskeletons are cool.