> Most exoskeletons have motors or hydraulics powering the hip and knee joints, but the Phoenix has only two motors at the hips, powered by a battery in a small backpack. Hinges keep your knees straight when your weight is on them and allow your lower leg to swing when you take a step.
Interesting, the knee hinge is unpowered but locks and unlocks synchronously with the hip motors.
> SuitX already makes industrial exoskeletons used, for instance, by airport baggage handlers.
So ... no FDA process there? Easier to get to market? (edit: I mean for the baggage handler exos, easier to get to market than the phoenix, which is targeted to the disabled.)
Interesting, the knee hinge is unpowered but locks and unlocks synchronously with the hip motors.
More about the phoenix exoskeleton by SuitX: http://www.suitx.com/phoenix
> SuitX already makes industrial exoskeletons used, for instance, by airport baggage handlers.
So ... no FDA process there? Easier to get to market? (edit: I mean for the baggage handler exos, easier to get to market than the phoenix, which is targeted to the disabled.)