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I'd like such technology very much, as I lack about 80% of my calf muscles due to an auto immune disease. I can't walk without a (non powered) exo skeleton, and
by jvdvegt 11mo ago
I'd like such technology very much, as I lack about 80% of my calf muscles due to an auto immune disease. I can't walk without a (non powered) exo skeleton, and perhaps with these I can walk stairs again.
- ternus 11mo agoWow, that's awful. Have you looked into the existing powered exoskeletons? Or are those too hip/thigh focused to help?
- esseph 11mo agoThere's some excellent knee ones, too
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- tartoran 11mo agoAre you using something like this? Do you get back most of your previous functionality? https://newatlas.com/unpowered-ankle-exoskeleton-walking-efficiency/36847/ https://newatlas.com/unpowered-ankle-exoskeleton-walking-eff...
- tarellel 11mo agoI completely agree my mother has MS and I have my own autoimmune issues. Something like this would be extremely helpful for people with debilitating diseases that cause muscle deterioration.
- michelb 11mo agoMaybe you can checkout the Dephy Exoboot: https://www.dephy.com https://www.dephy.com No idea how far along they are though, but looks like they are open for early access. I'm sure you've already seen https://eu.hypershell.tech https://eu.hypershell.tech I'm hopeful these get cheaper, smaller and lighter, and more powerful. Would be great to have these accessible to a lot of people.