That crotch grabbing exoskeleton is funny as hell.

Exosuits would be fantastic ways for the elderly to get mobility and avoid the need for nursing homes, but of course there'd have to be a lot of safety systems in place

"companies like Panasonic, Honda & Cyberdyne" keep a close eye on that last one especially if they come out with a product called Skynet.

Just wanted to say that this series has been one of my favorite series on the Verge's channel - Lauren does a particularly good job mixing the presentation of the tech itself with potential impact going forward, which makes it more than just a "look at this cool thing" expose and instead a real interest piece. Keep it up!

This was one of your best videos in a while, very interesting and it kept my attention the whole way through. Great video.

* Has Alien 2 flashbacks *

So informative, well-produced and hosted. I saw this three days after installing a new ceiling fan in my Manhattan apartment. The ceiling is hard concrete and I needed two concrete drill bits to drill three holes. Boy were my shoulders burning! When I saw the Ford technician working, I equated it to the motion and positioning of my ceiling fan installation. It will be exciting to see this tech mature and priced for everyday consumption and activities.

Kudos for these high quality “interview and do” videos

Loved the video. It reminds me of a discussion I had a few years back regarding the development of exoskeletons for the military. A lot of people hated it back then, but I foresaw that the technology would eventually find civilian applications and here we are: Exoskeletons to prevent work related injuries and exoskeletons for the elderly and infirm. i hope this industry will thrive.

Yes, screw military and industrial. The public restroom hover squat is the killer app here.

This is amazing! Thank you for the video.

According to a study done in 1995, the average cost of a rotator-cuff injury was about $50,000 in medical treatment and about 11 months of rehabilitation [1]. $6,500 is nothing. 1. Savoie, F., Field, L., Jenkins - : The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related, R., & 1995. (n.d.). Costs analysis of successful rotator cuff repair surgery: an outcome study. Comparison of gatekeeper system in surgical patients. Elsevier. Retrieved from www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0749806395901078

As someone with physical disabilities I'm excited about where this technology could be applied to better one's life.

This feels lacking.. I would have liked more demonstration of usage and hearing Lauren's feedback while using how it works and feels..

Reminds me of Elysium

This is the kind of innovation that the people need. This is what pushes humanity forward.

Wow. I need one of those leg exoskeletons for when I'm tying rebar on the job.

Awesome episode!

"people working into there sixties" wtf ... germany : "75"

1:08 Tom Hanks is clearly dubbing that guy

I can’t stop picturing Ripley at the end of Aliens.

Omg, this amazing. I'm so excited to learn more about exoskeletons.

This is awesome! I went on a tour of the Audi plant in Gyor, Hungary as a kid. There was a guy who's job was to lift engine blocks off one assembly line and transfer them to another. That job has likely been automated; but this would make it a lot easier. (That dude was huge btw)

Can I bench with it?

Are there any currently available suits you can buy?

Would love to try one of these myself. Just got an assembly job and I know I'm going to feel it a few times.

This is a very cool and most useful technology. I have done manual labor of constant lifting and walking. This is the future of what companies need to embrace to reduce worker fatigue, injuries, and maximize your employees abilities.

This is such an early stage. If a mass market model is possible it will be 3 generations before the majority has access to it. This is one of those fields where a follow up in 5 years to match current ideas with what they have been able to achieve would be fascinating

this is 10000s of times cheaper than Robots . Think heavy duty jobs being done by elderly ,weakling for minimum wage . Or even the execs doing the labor jobs in a few minutes . You think they are going to spend billions of refitting the workplace for Robots ? um ..Hell No . Not for many years . These suits don't even need batteries , just spring assists . Less insurance coverage , less injuries , less fatigue . No Brainer .

could you list the different exoskeletons that you reviewed please?

this is awesome , really great and salute to ford to implementing this ..

This is amazing! I have a condition called Elhers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS for short) which in a nut shell means that my body produces faulty collegian. Collegian makes up all your soft tissues; aka: your joints. Which means my joints over stretch and can tear. As of now I’m 37 yrs old. My spine & hips are effected the most. My low back is effected the most, which also really impacts my legs as nerves are being pinched and it causes severe debilitating pain. My hips are torn and also have severe pain. By age 23 I’d already had 4 knee surgeries and my knees still suck. I have wide spread pain in all my joints, from my fingers to my feet. I can still stand and walk, but the pain makes it unbearable at time. I can not walk more than from my front door to my drive way, the pain just makes it impossible. These types of machines would make it possible for others like me (it’s a rare disease but I’ve found that there are many others like me) to do normal daily activities with our larger joints like walking or bending over with out ripping our joints. These advances could allow our muscles to relax and not hurt so much. My muscles work double time to hold my body together and do their “traditional” function, which causes a lot of extra pain. I hope some day soon that these devices will be made accessible to the main stream medical community for patients.

Can you let me know about the production gear you use to shoot these episodes? Looks like 2 or 3 Canon 1DXs (Mark 2s), maybe 70-200mm lenses? Can’t quite figure out the lighting setup, but maybe 3 Fiilex lights? Images look really good. Also how many in your crew? Thanks!

This is absolutely amazing. Yes, robots will replace many of these jobs but we're still far away. As of now, the exoskeletons, I believe, are definitely the future.

I broke my back my legs give way and I fall which one is more suited please reply

Does ford exo skeleton uses power or hydraulics? I am designing something on my own and I could use some insight. If anyone knows and read this please share with me. I wanna know how it works technically.

It would be wonderful if exoskeletons could be subsidized by healthcare services or insurance providers for people in high risk situations. In the long run they could not only save money by avoiding costly injuries, but mass production would allow the costs to be reduced, and of course allowing people to live healthier lives.

I have had 3 back surgeries. I want one of these!

Loved the ending... when using the toilet... "no need to touch the seat"

I truly believe in this tech. I know that its not there yet, but really excited for the future.

So when's a full suit of power armor gonna hit the market?

As a veteran with a back injury I have contemplated getting one of the full suits for every day use only because the medical model will not support my shoulders. The price is steep and to be honest I am probably gonna have come out of pocket for it. However, totally worth it to be able to do household stuff again and relieve some of the pressure off my wife.

so how do the suits without electronics work? Are they still electrical in nature, just missing some chips or processors? I don't get "suits without electronics"

Amazing device.

Finally something I want !

Exo skeletons how much are the leg ones please

I've had a Dislocated shoulder now for 12 years. Been told it will never go back into the socket and stay there. Something like this would be a dream come true.

I want one for hiking. I miss niking in the mountains and out away from people. My chronic back pain has made it difficult to do the things I love. If I had the ability to walk up hill for long distances, I would be a happier person. A backpack that made you lighter than not having it on would be great.

Really cool

It's nice to see some applied technology instead of concepts/theorems.

We need to go back, we all know where this leads. Creo won't stop at nothing.

I need this....don't know why yet

very comprehensive

When I was a kid stuff like that was scifi. I mean we had no internet, no talking phones, no vr and no self driving cars. Amazing how far science got in the last 20 years.

Lauren is amazing.

Cool video

That is what I call cool!

Do you do legs one

But can I jump across platforms like in BO3?

Oooh, i'm excited to see people competing in sports wearing exoskeletons.

The companies will use this to their advantage and push the worker even harder than they physically could do before the exo.

Where did you buy it I need a lower one as I broke my back

This video want just Goode. It was great. I'll show myself out.

She says, "Speak for yourself" and went back to doing whatever, no expressions LOL Now I know why people think I hate them!

If the vest has no electronics, how does it work?

Next year, I will show my prototype to the public, for only about 700€ it is a exo s. Planned for the everyday use, and for both, working and your life. I am hoping with the money to get more and more features as the financial background grows. Planned is to monitor your health, and make recommendations, or make a complete profile for your doctor, but one thing after another

Oh god, I never thought I would want to be a factory worker...

ekso is going to be big very soon

This is giving me advanced warfare flashbacks

Exoskeletons are nice, but they only make sense if they are stronger than you. But thats a problem, because there is always a software behind it and if that software goes nuts, the exeskel could break your arm, leg or even kill you by executing wrong movements.

I need this for gaming to reduce the wear on my joints.

That guy obviously gonna say good thing since he doesn't wanna lose his job at ford... its hard to find a decent pay job but that thing that he wear help him with his arm but I'm sure its heavy and hard on his legs

Powered clothing + Exoskeleton?

Shes great

a big use for these will likely be recreational or even transportation . I see loads of people in my town riding electric bikes suddenly for commuting and for exercise and leisure . Even hunting . Bionic legs would get lots of disabled And abled bodies out of the house and bring the price down . Leave it to the medical insurance industry and military to keep prices $ky High . I mean a Cpap machine costs 2 grand easy ,while a xbox cost a couple hundred bucks . wth ?

Dang, this do has prob touched my car

This would have prevented my mother's back injury that she got on the job some years ago.

remember that game The Surge?

But the thing is if you're getting help lifting or walking your muscles will adapt to having the help it has so when you take it off you're weak. Thats why i think its important to acknowledge that your body likes shortcuts and so does your mind but they can have a negative effect on you in the future, dont get me wrong if you have a handicap or you're disabled in some way having these devices in imperative but all im saying is when you dont need them for an everyday task that will happen

This will be effective in the short term but machines and robots will make these types of jobs obsolete quite soon I believe

Surge ?

Road to COD Advanced Warfare

Somting for Scaffolding?

HOW STRONG IS THAT EXOSKELETON OF YOURS?!

Deus Ex comes to life.

he plays with his grand kids in the exoskelaton? robotgrandpa is best grandpa

Now this is what the future is supposed to be. Not back to the future but realistic and realizable and supposed to make our life easier but not lazy..

*wait till PornHub hears about this...*

It’s like that movie elysium

How about the low back constantly standing jobs.

What if when they go haywire, it twist your limbs to limp noodles. Electronic , neumatic, hydraulic,combination?

I want one

work? health? saving the world? HA! we want Iron Man suits just for FUN. Ok, the other things are fine too, I guess.

FUTUREEEEEEE

Put a cosy sofa under me, that would surely prevent any worker injury

In 10 years when these become cheaper and more mass appeal I want one.

Wow, he count how many times he lefts his arm...

The future will actually be smart skins, that can tighten and harden around the user giving not only extreme flexibility but also strength thru support mimicking the outer shell of most insects like ants and beetles.

WE WANT FULL BODY, FORD INDUSTRIES! NOT JUST THE UPPERS! AND UNIT COSTS!!!

At 7:00 it was hilarious 😂