I wore a one-horsepower exoskeleton to the world’s biggest tech show
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Summary
Robotics stalwart Hypershell recently released its £5,000 ($6,000) Pro-X exoskeleton,
Aimed at hikers, the battery-powered device slips onto the waist and legs and offers up to 32 Newton-meters of additional torque at the hips to help wearers power up inclines or simply cover more distance with less fatigue.
In Las Vegas this week for CES 2025, Evan Rodgers donned a unit and found it lives up to the hype,
reducing exertion by about 30 percent,
moving relatively seamlessly with his strides,
and fooling several bystanders into believing it was just part of his outfit.
But the device has some room for improvement,
such as how it accommodates belts and pockets and its battery life.