The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton

I still remember doing a double take upon walking into the local hardware store perhaps a year ago, and seeing that apparently you could now just buy a powered exoskeleton to eg help you paint ceilings: https://www.festoolusa.com/campaigns/microsites/exoactive

I do think exoskeletons are hugely unappreciated and will have an amazing effect on society, due to increased accessibility, endurance, augmentation, while still keeping the human in the driver seat

As someone with asshole hips at a “young” age (osteoarthritis), I dream of having an exoskeleton so I can hike long distances.

Hell, give me flight while you’re at it - iron man style.

At one point I wondered if it was feasible to get into this industry myself with my prosthetic, electrical engineering, and software background

Maybe with AI assistance it’s possible, or in the alternative case it goes the “Thomas Midgely” way and cripples or maims me further

Industrial and military applications are one thing, but I’ve often wondered if exoskeletons would someday become a viable mechanism for helping older people continue to be able to navigate their environment. Maybe it’s something we’ll see in our lifetimes?

Perfect. I want my power armor before the Great AI Uprising and the first Robot War begins!

Slip into this closed-source device which controls your limbs!

How exciting it would be to use EAP's (electroactive polymers) that can bend stretch and change shape in response to electrical signaling. You basically put on a skin tight thick suit (like a dry suit) that is controlled by your own bodies electrical signaling via an implant? Sort of like a fascia outside of the body that gives you a massive boost of strength and super human ability. Fantasy, I know.....

Cool, cool... Now how do we get an LLM inside of one of these bad boys?

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The way it looks on her makes me think that trump might actually be wearing something similar, with the extra bulk you see in recent months. The taps he makes, the odd gate, kinda makes sense.

cough...Artificial Intelligence...cough