alt Hacker News100% exoskeleton is a great analogy.
An exoskeleton is something really cool in movies that has zero reason to be build in reality because there are way more practical approaches.
That is why we have all kind of vehicles, or programmable robot arm that do the job for themselves or if you need a human at the helm one just adds a remote controller with levers and buttons. But making a human shaped gigantic robot with a normal human inside is just impractical for any real commercial use.
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> An exoskeleton is something really cool in movies that has zero reason to be build in reality because there are way more practical approaches.
Sort of strange comment given that there are a large number of companies pursuing commercial exoskeletons literally right now.
SuitX
hypershell
Herowear
DNSYS
Moveo
Hell, even big companies like Hilti
I can buy a ton of different models of exoskeletons for anywhere from low hundreds to low thousands online right now...
Ironically, the fact that fully autonomous systems are more efficient when feasible is exactly why the exoskeleton analogy makes sense
An exoskeleton is not a human-shaped giant robot with a human inside, that would be a Jaeger.
An exoskeleton exists today, in many forms, for example: https://www.festool.com/campaigns/microsites/exoactive