I wore a one-horsepower exoskeleton to the world’s biggest tech show
It was a cold Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas, and I was running late for my last appointment of the show. There was no telling how long an Uber might take, now that thousands upon thousands of CES 2025 attendees were leaving town and competing for space on the roads.
aNo problem,a I told myself. aIam wearing my exoskeleton.a
I reached down to its single button, switched it to hyper mode, and began taking the longest strides possible. I power walked a mile without breaking a sweat a and made it with time to spare.
Exoskeletons a robotic external attachments for your body that help it do work a have been a fixture of CES for well over a decade, usually in the context of prepping the world for an aging, less physically capable population. Theyave made it possible for paralyzed individuals to walk again, shown younger people what itas like to grow old, and helped medical orderlies lift patients who canat lift themselves.
But weave never worn one on the CES show floor for more than a handful of minutes. This year, I saw my chance.
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