Paralyzed Man Unable to Walk After Maker of His Powered Exoskeleton Tells Him It's Now Obsolete

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Paralyzed Man Unable to Walk After Maker of His Powered Exoskeleton Tells Him It's Now Obsolete

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Technology • 6 months ago

Michael Straight said Lifeward refused to repair his $100,000 exoskeleton, which only had a minor issue with its battery.

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“No longer useful” according the company, as it doesn’t make them money anymore.
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  I guess we will see if “there’s no such things as bad publicity” works out for them.

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