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Re:Ford Pilots New Exoskeleton to Help Lessen Chance of Work... by BrooklynRage on Thursday November 09, 2017 @07:39PM (#15667041)
The vest isn't powered. Rather, its goal is to absorb some of the force exerted on the wearer and transmit it to the ground (instead of the person's body).

A few months ago, I built a rudimentary unpowered exoskeleton similar to the Ekso models, and it did help with carrying heavy loads once I got past the initial awkwardness of wearing it.

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Re:Ford Pilots New Exoskeleton to Help Lessen Chance of Work... by redler on Thursday November 09, 2017 @08:36PM (#15667280)
A few months ago, I built a rudimentary unpowered exoskeleton

HN is truly sui generis.

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Re:Ford Pilots New Exoskeleton to Help Lessen Chance of Work... by maxerickson on Thursday November 09, 2017 @07:49PM (#15667085)
It's upper body only (strapped to the waist). I think it has springs.

http://eksobionics.com/eksoworks/

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Re:Ford Pilots New Exoskeleton to Help Lessen Chance of Work... by djrogers on Friday November 10, 2017 @11:57AM (#15671164)
> A few months ago, I built a rudimentary unpowered exoskeleton

Umm, you cannot just drop that kind of comment on HN without more details. That's why we come here!

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Re:Ford Pilots New Exoskeleton to Help Lessen Chance of Work... by burger_moon on Friday November 10, 2017 @12:26AM (#15668137)
Have you written about it or shared pictures of it online? I'm sure many of us would enjoy a 'Show HN' of this even if it's rough looking.
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Re:Ford Pilots New Exoskeleton to Help Lessen Chance of Work... by frandroid on Thursday November 09, 2017 @08:04PM (#15667142)
Say more!
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