This is actually really cool. A device that will help take strain off people's legs while recovering from an injury, or let people stay active longer in life or longer throughout the day could have a huge impact on society, if they can bring it to market at a price affordable enough for many people to have one.
I wonder what the battery life is like.
Things like this will be awesome to get people out hiking more, but it could also get people into some trouble if it dies and they're too far away to make it out on their own.
> They cause the pants to balloon out when you look at them, almost like a crinoline dress on your legs. (Seeing photos of myself wearing MO/GO later, I’m actually surprised how subtle it looks on my body, because the sensation of wearing the bracers is comfortable, but by no means subtle.)
Notice there are zero front-facing images of what the exoskeleton looks like. This is very, very cool but I wonder if they'll need to refine the aesthetics further before they see widespread usage, even within their target market.
I'm in my 70s with two knees that have experienced the ravages of too much tennis and running. This looks like a godsend if it works!
Maybe it's my age, but I'll out myself as luddite.
Please don't. I'm already seeing how e-bikes brought multitudes of people to places that were 10 years ago empty and peaceful as they used to require effort to reach. Now e-legs will be bring people were e-bikes couldn't reach yet...
Better than this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGECc9IGqg
Looking forward to walking to the corner store in my Arc'teryx x Kith exoskeleton. Jokes aside, this is really cool. I hope I won't need one for a while, and look forward to the engineering improvements when I do need one.
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-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
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.
A bit offtopic but does anyone know of an exoskeleton that offers full body support? My wife has Long Covid and she can walk 1 km at a very slow pace but further than that she must use a wheelchair.
I would love to find an exoskeleton for her but it has to be comfortable and able to support her back and neck since she can't cope with her own body standing for very long. I would be willing to spend a significant amount if it makes her life better.
dual-use: allows your able-bodied infantry to carry even more (at least if part of that weight is comprised of sufficient batteries?)
$4500 now, so we could see alternatives on the market by 2030 around the $500 mark (fingers crossed)
Looks similar to Cyberdyne HAL…
No video?
Military.
> I have zero doubt that mini exoskeletons like MO/GO will soon be an essential part of our lives
high praise for something with no video :/
Not sure why this in particular does it for me but the thought that in my old age I'll be able to continue enjoying the outdoors with an Arc'Teryx branded exoskeleton that they might sell next to the hiking poles at REI really gives off some "holy crap I'm living in the future" energy.