FUTURIST FANTASY MADE REAL, THESE EXOSKELETON HIKING PANTS ARE AMAZING
You might immediately react to the idea of spending $5,000 on a pair of pants to be a totally ridiculous idea. Normally, I would be in total agreement. But not this time. This time, a cool 5 G’s are an investment in an article of clothing that current futurists likely have no idea is already real, today, now. And futurists, shall we say, are a little excitable when it comes to eagerly predicted and awaited technologies becoming reality. And while I never thought about exoskeleton clothing technology to be eagerly awaited for hiking, here we are.
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EXOSKELETON HIKING PANTS WILL GIVE YOUR LEGS A 40% BOOST OF STRENGTH GOING UPHILL
So if you are confused about what exoskeleton tech means, let me refresh your casually geeky memory with some easy reminders. Sigourney Weaver’s Riply character in Aliens battled the ultimate monster in the movie in a giant, exoskeleton suit. And Matt Damon’s character in Elysium got cybernetic exoskeletal enhancements to become a powerful monster in his own right. So yes, the technology makes you stronger. And these hiking pants will do exactly that for whoever wears them. According to (robotics company) Skip and (hiking gear maker) Arc’teryx, their joint product will give you an extra 40% power going uphill, and make you feel like you weigh 30 pounds less walking on the flat.
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And if your knees really don’t handle walking downhill anymore, these exoskeleton robotic hiking pants will take the painful pressure off. In other words, this new technology can make it possible for people walk and do hikes again, despite injury, age or a simple loss of strength. And this idea will inevitably translate into other avenues, both medically and for sports. People who can barely walk could walk again, just for the trouble of putting on a pair of “pants.” Just imagine more strength in legs, arms, even backs to greatly improve quality of life and activity. And the advent of this exoskeleton tech is already real! They’re called MO/GO.
