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From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstream
Lightweight exoskeletons weighing under 2 kg and priced around $1,000 use AI sensors to support mobility for seniors, hikers, and workers, with 20,000 units sold by one startup.
- On the CES show floor in Las Vegas, startups unveiled lightweight, AI-powered consumer exoskeletons that visitors tried for leg training, knee support, and back strengthening.
- After more than 20 years largely confined to industry and healthcare, startups pursuing consumer markets are adapting exoskeletons for everyday use.
- Several models weigh less than two kilograms without batteries, some include AI-equipped sensors that adapt assistance to terrain and pace, and Dnsys offers a running model reaching 27 kilometers per hour.
- Chinese manufacturers are targeting casual walkers, hikers and seniors while aiming for the large US market, with Dnsys saying half its customers are over-50s and Hypershell requiring users to walk unaided.
- Against the bulky 1960s Hardiman suit, companies expect social anxiety to fade as adoption grows, as startups aim for mainstream wearability, reflecting historical hurdles.
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