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One of the technologies I look forward to is exoskeleton. Yes I know it will be used by the army. But the potential to improve elders' lives is huge.

• pfannkuchen 1y ago
  Why would it be used by the army? Seems like you don’t need the squishy meat filling for that use case.
  • kulahan 1y ago
    There are lots of instances where a soldier being 5-6 times stronger would be really useful. I don’t think it’ll be a scenario like the starship troopers book, but having one available to a swat team or whatever, could be useful. Still, I personally think the army would be one of the last applications, because that’s where you need the absolute lowest possible latency. Latency on a suit for an elderly person would be much more acceptable.
    • amelius 1y ago
      Or maybe the scenario where they lift a truck that is stuck in the sand.
      • defrost 1y ago
        An exhaust air bag jack and a plank or five squaddies can already do that job.
• peepee1982 1y ago
  Agreed. But the pessimist in me fears that some people might fall back to that much too soon instead of adopting healthier lifestyles.