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How Will We Use Exoskeleton Technology in the Future?

How Will We Use Exoskeleton Technology in the Future? (0:34)

Exoskeleton technology is still in development, but it has a lot of potential for the future. In this video, HealthMaker Karl Gudmundsson, vice president of Marketing for Ekso Bionics, explains how exoskeleton technology might be used in the future.

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I see a time where I would like to have an experience with my friends, and lets say I would like to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. I haven't been in shape, my knees are giving in a little bit, but my friends are in shape and they have had time to exercise for it. I go to my outdoor store, and I buy a pair of pants that have exoskeleton technology in the fabric.

And that gives me that extra strength where I can really power up the hill and up a mountain without, I wouldn't say breaking a sweat, but without taking the load of the knees, etc.