posted in Technology
The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/the-dawn-of-the-age-of-the-exoskeletonposted in Technology
The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/the-dawn-of-the-age-of-the-exoskeletonReplying to @JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org
Americans will do anything to avoid walking.
Replying to @SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
Kind of an ableist take, yeah?
Replying to @call_me_xale@lemmy.zip
Older people worldwide do not take scooters everywhere. This is not about disability, it’s about selling to US boomers. Looks like I tightened some man buns.
Replying to @SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
Putting aside the fact that there are other reasons scooters are less common outside the US, the elderly are far from the only people who could benefit from technology like this. Mobility issues affect a huge number of people. In addition, these systems are useful to workers in physically demanding jobs like construction and freight handling.
Replying to @SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
Tbf this walking just with robot leg support