An out-of-warranty battery almost left this paralyzed man’s exoskeleton useless
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He couldn’t walk using the machine for two months.

"Michael Straight, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, was left unable to walk for two months after the company behind his $100,000 exoskeleton refused to fix a battery issue. "

“I called [the company] thinking it was no big deal, yet I was told they stopped working on any machine that was 5 years or older,”

  • Sigilos@ttrpg.network
    28·
    2 years ago

    Because to them, it is no different. They aren’t making money off what they have deemed ‘out of production’ equipment, so the search for endless profits means they need a ‘new’ machine to be bought at a frequent pace.

    It’s about profits, not people. Bottom line rather then bottomless life.