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Powered Exoskeleton for the Paralyzed

Jack Flak

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For its excesses, Boy Bands and professional wrestlers, Western civilization hasn't done too badly.
 

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I'm always interested to see humanitarian innovations. We really got involved when my father (an OT) and my sister set out to create a sled-like device that attached to wheelchairs enabling them to get out on the ice with their families when they're skating.
 

ygolo

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I wonder if we get skates along with the exoskeliton, if we can travel "biking distances." Or if we put a cover on our regular bikes, and bodify the gear ratios, if using the exoskeleton could get nomal bikes to motorcycle speeds.

Would you spend $30K ($20K for exoskeleton + $10K bicycle upgrades) for a veheicle requiring no fuel (but would have to plug in)? (You can get an eltric motorcycle for under $10K so probably not)

But, more on the theme of exoskeletons:
A Wearable Motorcycle | Popular Science
 

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I wonder if we get skates along with the exoskeliton, if we can travel "biking distances."
That's a good idea, but you'd need a portable nuclear reactor to supply power for more than a few minutes.
 

ygolo

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That's a good idea, but you'd need a portable nuclear reactor to supply power for more than a few minutes.

That fits right in with the "corrupt a wish" thread. Well done. Now that thread can move on.
 

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the only issue i can see with the exoskeliton is if the unit were to suddenly lose its power or a malfunction, cause i'm pretty sure that if that were to happen they would have to deal with a dead test subject depending on how badly he was paralized
 

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It would be funny to see one going out of control, walking through the "giant cake" float in a parade, or flailing away into a hotly contested corporate stock holders' meeting about a merger, where votes were being carefully tallied up....
 
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