<story><title>Lockheed Knee-Stress Relief Device</title><url>http://breakingdefense.com/2017/05/k-srd-exoskeleton-gives-overburdened-troops-a-leg-up-literally/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AndrewOMartin</author><text>I have a friend who would basically get his life back if he could use something like this to allow him to walk normally.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m all for superhuman enhancements, and I know that defence leads research in many areas, but I can&amp;#x27;t help feeling a bit disappointed that my friend will likely never have access to anything like this.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>manmeet</author><text>My startup is building exoskeleton to help the disabled walk. Our aim is to make a much cheaper exoskeleton ($10k). But we are starting by building exoskeletons for children. 
Check out trexorobotics.com</text></comment>
<story><title>Lockheed Knee-Stress Relief Device</title><url>http://breakingdefense.com/2017/05/k-srd-exoskeleton-gives-overburdened-troops-a-leg-up-literally/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AndrewOMartin</author><text>I have a friend who would basically get his life back if he could use something like this to allow him to walk normally.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m all for superhuman enhancements, and I know that defence leads research in many areas, but I can&amp;#x27;t help feeling a bit disappointed that my friend will likely never have access to anything like this.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>zdean</author><text>I wouldn&amp;#x27;t give up on it. I remember a few years ago the stories of people 3d printing prosthetic hands for $50...where the cost had previously been $30k+. I imagine that some ingenuity and determination could do the same here.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;3dprint.com&amp;#x2F;2438&amp;#x2F;50-prosthetic-3d-printed-hand&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;3dprint.com&amp;#x2F;2438&amp;#x2F;50-prosthetic-3d-printed-hand&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.entrepreneur.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;244608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.entrepreneur.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;244608&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>