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Putting a price on exoskeleton assistance puts users in the driver's seat of honing the tech

  • Written by Elliott Rouse, Associate Professor of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Putting a price on exoskeleton assistance puts users in the driver's seat of honing the techHow much would these robo-boots be worth to you?Neurobionic Lab/University of Michigan Robotics Department, CC BY-ND

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My colleagues and I have used a tool from economics to measure the costs and benefits of wearing an exoskeleton, and we found that it offers a modest...

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