Interesting that Arc'Teryx is owned by Chinese conglomerate Anta Sports, yet chooses to partner with an American firm on this. It's interesting because China i

Interesting that Arc'Teryx is owned by Chinese conglomerate Anta Sports, yet chooses to partner with an American firm on this. It's interesting because China is way ahead in this particular field, and already dominates in civilian exoskeleton production. This sort of Chinese product is starting to find its way to the West: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hypershell/one-horsepower-ai-exoskeleton-powers-your-everyday-adventure-0 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hypershell/one-horsepow... ...But there are a dozen firms in China that make similar products that are already commercially available, e.g.: https://www.kenqingkeji.com/product_details/14.html https://www.kenqingkeji.com/product_details/14.html At a glance, the style of exoskeleton favored by Chinese firms is a hip exoskeleton which assists in raising/swinging the leg, whereas the MO/GO is a knee exoskeleton which assists with straightening the leg and putting one's foot forward. From a metabolic cost perspective, the Chinese style is markedly superior in most scenarios save for climbing. Presumably the MO/GO is mountaineering oriented, whereas most of the hip exoskeletons are mobility oriented.