"Over the course of his career, the prolific inventor has developed standout devices that include the world's leading powered prosthetic arm and the dancing fountains of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas -- all using the most advanced robotics technologies available. And while it may take years to make exoskeletons practical for widespread use, Jacobsen says, 'before you do it right, you have to do it at all.'"
I can foresee sleek, ultra-compact versions of these becoming commonplace within 30 years. The trend will start in the industrial sector and quickly branch out; pretty soon, yuppies will be using them for an urban transportation alternative. (Talk about power-walking.)
Ultimately, though, it will boil down to fashion. People will be "molting" their augmented exoskeletons every few months like bipedal insects . . .
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