The Future of Legs

The Stride Management Assist sounds very interesting and promising for the medical field of Physical therapy for people learning to walk again. The exoskeletal design is good and not too dramatic to the casual viewer. I'm worried about the fact that it wanted to keep on moving at the top of the stairs though.
I think people might be reluctant to wear the Bodyweight Support Assist because it looks a bit freakish. A more fitting design to the exterior of the legs with a lower back support and harness instead of the saddle might be more comfortable. Check out the design used by Sarcos-Raytheon's XOS Exoskeleton.

I think this has great potential. For example, to help people with severe spinal problems that make it very painful to walk. Such as in my case, if some of the load was taken off the back by "sitting" on seat that appears on the device. Often, just removing a kilo or two of weight by leaning on the handle of a shopping cart as I walk will do the trick.

I would like very much to be able to buy or "test" one of the devices!

William W Morgan

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Billy Dion

For those who can not walk on there own this is a God sent!

I would rather learn to walk on my hands than succumb to laziness coupling a leg handicap and use this freakish thing.

If I was much older and that wasn't possible, a non-electric wheelchair would suffice.

This looks very promising for the field of physical therapy. As for the "sightseeing" part, that sounds quite absurd to me.

I think people would trade the look of the device for the opportunity to walk any day. I hope they come up with an easy way to adjust the aid that the robo-legs provide; that way the user could gradually build strength as if it was physical therapy all the time. Definitely a remarkable device for sure.

- Scott Thourson
(Mechanical Engineering Student at Bradley University)

whoever said this was "freakish" should consider that this is a life changing device. it could help thousands of peole who are otherwise disabled. think about that before saying it's "freakish".

Can you imagin being able to return mobility to a person who has not been able to standup and walk. No cost would be too much. The device even looks futuristic and would not make the person feel self-conscious.