An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker refused repairs

Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by bruce511 on Saturday October 12, 2024 @12:41AM (#41816455)

I'm 100% behind right to repair.

But repairing hardware can be tricky (we've made hardware where the CPU got discontinued) - and of course repairing parts that contain firmware us another layer of hard.

As you point out mixing software and hardware (aka firmware) makes repair more-or-less impossible.

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Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by exe34 on Saturday October 12, 2024 @01:31AM (#41816681)

that's what documentation is for - give us the specs so that somebody somewhere can figure out how to replace it.

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Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by nobodyandproud on Saturday October 12, 2024 @11:05AM (#41819617)

That’s the manufacturer’s problem to solve. It’s quite achievable.

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