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17.5 km range. So five miles out and five miles back. So like a three hour hike. Anyone should be able to do that without a friction-burn- causing Roboleg attac
by comrade1234 2y ago
17.5 km range. So five miles out and five miles back. So like a three hour hike. Anyone should be able to do that without a friction-burn- causing Roboleg attachment.
I guess if it meant I could bring my paraplegic neighbor hiking it would be cool.
- CyberMacGyver 2y agoImagine being able to get a 10 mile farther than you could without the roboleg.
- comrade1234 2y agoBut then you’d have to carry it back.
- solardev 2y agoNot if you used it to carry another one! It's just exoskeletons all the way down.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoIt's supposed to allow you to carry 30kg more than you could without it. Not many people could carry somebody else for 10 miles, but a lot more could with 30kg of assistance.
- schmichael 2y agoI don't think you have to be paraplegic to have a condition that prevents you from enjoying an invigorating hike. If this gets more people who aren't in perfect health out and exercising, what an incredible win.
- torlok 2y agoHow is a hike "invigorating", if you need mechanical assist to do it? You don't have to climb a mountain. You can have a walk in the local park.
- malfist 2y agoSame way ebike cycling can be invigorating. It lowers the barrier for entry, doesn't prevent effort
- schmichael 2y agoI need glasses to see and still find sight invigorating. I love cycling. Even without electric assist I find using mechanical advantage invigorating. No one is forcing an exoskeleton or ebike on you. Why can’t you be happy for the people whose mobility it improves? What have you lost by their gain?
- nkrisc 2y agoBecause “invigorating” is relative to one’s own capabilities. There is also quite a lot in between “climb a mountain” and a “walk in the local park”.
- alienthrowaway 2y agoOne of the positive results of having the option to engage mechanical assistance is pushing myself beyond what I thought I am capable of, and surprising myself by not needing the assistance at any point. It improves the safety of pushing the envelope, for example I'm not going to risk attempting 30 miles if I think my limit is 20 miles unless I have a way to safely return if I can't do so under my own muscle-power
- wslh 2y agoIt means this kind of technologies used to have sky-high prices because it was primarily used in the medical field. Now, as a consumer product, it's available for just $799.00, a huge shift in accessibility.
- mhitza 2y ago> 17.5 km range measured at 4 km/h in 30% Eco mode. Actual range may vary due to factors like temperature, altitude, and assistance level. Probably a third of that at max power usage/support capacity.
- spacedcowboy 2y agoI got one on the kickstarter, for my wife. She was in a coma. Unlike the movies, you don't usually just "wake up" from a coma. She'll never recover, and she used to love to walk in the park rather than be wheeled around it. Now she can again. It was worth it. To me and to her.
- ycombinatrix 2y agoyou should start a youtube channel to review exoskeletons
- gloflo 2y agoI'd rather suggest they enjoy life instead.
- ycombinatrix 2y agosome people enjoy creating things
- jml7c5 2y agoThough the battery is only 400g, so you could easily carry 3kg of spare batteries and extend that range significantly (at the expense of payload). You'd still come out way ahead.