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I'm thinking people are going to be amazed by TALOS.
I'm getting ready for EKSO to move up big, very high hopes.
"In addition to improving the physical capabilities and survivability of its wearer, the suit will also provide an information advantage. Operators will have improved situational awareness of the action around them through the use of wide-area networking and on-board computers, the Army statement said. In addition, the suit will include subsystems to monitor core body temperature, skin temperature, heart rate, body position and hydration levels."
http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/02/us-special-operations-command-engineering-iron-man-suit/
TALOS TO BE REVEALED IN JULY!!!!!!!
"SOCOM has requested that demonstrations for the suit’s potential technologies take place in early July outside MacDill Air Force Base"
http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/02/us-special-operations-command-engineering-iron-man-suit/
I called those early findings!!! Stoked to see them, could be really big!
EARLY FINDINGS ON USING EKSO GT WITH STROKE PATIENTS TO BE PRESENTED BY LEADER IN MOTOR RECOVERY RESEARCH
RICHMOND, Calif., June 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:EKSO), a robotic exoskeleton company, today announced that they will open their doors to the general public on the afternoon of Friday, June 10th, 2016. The open house will commence with a morning research preview for healthcare professionals, presented by thought leader Dr. Dylan Edwards. Dr. Edwards will share his preliminary findings on how using Ekso GT, the only exoskeleton cleared for stroke, is helping his patients relearn to walk. Afternoon activities include a unique opportunity to experience a range of exoskeleton technologies first hand, tour Ekso Bionics’ historic Henry Ford factory facility and watch live exoskeleton demonstrations.
"We are excited to give our neighbors, current and prospective customers, students, investors and media the opportunity to tour our US headquarters and observe the important work we do as an industry leader," Tom Looby, chief executive officer, and president, of Ekso Bionics said. “We are in the business of helping people achieve a better quality of life by amplifying their potential with our exoskeleton technology. We are honored to be able to share the vision and the business with our Bay Area neighbors.”
The open house, which runs from 12:00–5:00PM, will include guided tours every hour to showcase the history of exoskeletons, clinical demonstrations, 3D printing stations, engineering and labs presentations, and our new industrial exoskeleton department. To reserve your spot or learn more about the event please contact jhenderson@eksobionics.com or RSVP at links below.
Presentation for healthcare professionals: https://discussionwithdrdylanedwards.eventbrite.com
Public open house: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ekso-bionics-open-house-tickets-24665868276
My apologies, the ticker reverted already.
I'm sensing a rebound before the ticker converts back. Let's see
Wyss Institute making progress on soft exoskeletons:
"These self-healing, bioinspired actuators bring us another step closer to being able to build entirely soft-bodied robots, which may help to bridge the gap between humans and robots and open entirely new application areas in medicine and beyond," said Wyss Founding Director Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., who is also the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and the Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program, as well as Professor of Bioengineering at Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)."
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-06-actuators-muscle.html#jCp
Ekso Bionics Lobbying Spending 2016:
https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=F6638&year=2016
I'm hoping Ekso Bionics gets acquired by a major pharmaceutical player.
That way I can 'Rhetire' early =)
More competition, non-athropomorphic exoskeletons:
https://sites.udel.edu/hurolab/files/2015/09/Accoto_2014-14abzj2.pdf
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When I learned about Eigenvalues in school, I didn't imagine I would actually run across them in the real world
I just bought 301 shares @ 5.40
I now hold 1751 shares
I bought more shares (250) of Ekso Bionics today, (EKSOD) @ 5.61
I now hold 1450 shares long.
Getting ready to hold on hard.
http://www.bionic-power.com/
apparently they have ARMY / DARPA contracts - definitely real competition
I think their technology is useful, but the fact they don't have something attached to the ground will ultimately contain them.
Imagine falling 10 feet out of a helicopter: with something attached to the ground, a robotic system could brace your fall - but otherwise your ankle will break if it's not taking the load for you...
I'm pretty sure ankle injuries will be their downfall.
That being said, their technology might be useful for a wide scale deployment (being less expensive) and the 'energy harvesting' is a pretty good idea maybe?
Ideally, the energy harvesting part could be acquired by Ekso Bionics long term if it's truly useful.
Less ideally, the Army might buy something like this and then later on buy something more advanced - like Ekso's TALOS. Ekso may well be too expensive to deploy to the common soldier, and Ekso would make the heavy exoskeletons, with this group making the lighter ones.
Interest growing in ekso stock? I think so, based on this:
https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=ekso%20stock
Ekso heating up on Facebook - their last post got over 800 likes. A post earlier this month got at least 1.4k likes.
https://www.facebook.com/EksoBionics/?fref=ts
INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP: WILLIAMS JONES & ASSOCIATES LLC
William Jones & Assoc. now owns 50,000 shares.
WILLIAMS JONES & ASSOCIATES LLC 03/31/2016 50,000 42,857 599.99 283
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/eksod/institutional-holdings/increased#ixzz4A3nAcbqE
Wharton Business Group sold out their 13k shares.
WHARTON BUSINESS GROUP, LLC 03/31/2016 0 (13,298) Sold Out
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/eksod/institutional-holdings/decreased
I think it's a good thing. I'm not sure whether this was rewarded to them for FDA approval or what (in which case, it wouldn't
Looks like the entire Board of Directors, excluding Tom Looby, just received about $50,000 thousand worth in stock (9285 shares) each.
http://ir.eksobionics.com/all-sec-filings#
I agree, emotion shouldn't be a large consideration. Furthermore, in terms of a larger picture, Kieth Fitzgerald recommend that only 2% of peoples portfolios be comprised of penny stocks.
I worry that although Ekso Bionics has the best technology in my opinion, they will be crushed by larger competitors who already spend millions of dollars on lobbying once they prove to be lucrative. It's not always the best technology that succeeds, simply what sells the best.
I've been following Ekso since 2014. My first impression was that they were inferior to the other exoskeletons on the market based on cost. I also thought using a cellular network was far inferior to Wi-FI in order to transmit data, a route many new competitors have decided to go. My opinions have since changed, and I think the feedback data is irreplaceable. I'm not currently dissuaded by the cost either, because it's meant to be purchased by a hospital/rehab center - not an individual.
I largely bought their stock because I thought the prospects Ekso Bionics has for the military market will be larger than the healthcare sector, at least short term. Regarding this, Ekso Bionics has received many DARPA contracts which I consider to be a very big deal. I think it is largely based around their efficiency. Whatever the military is designing, they want it to move around for as long as possible with as little power as needed. Ekso Bionics will have the most experience at doing this to come.
This is old, but read this about Ekso's efficiency:
"The technology was developed and commercialized with the help of the NIST Advanced Technology Program and Small Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. These important programs are federal grant funds deployed to early stage companies or small businesses to give them working capital to develop something innovative that is usually too high risk for the private sector equity markets. Ekso had four SBIR/STTRs, three from the National Science Foundation and one from DARPA.
These grants allowed the company to develop and augment the core technology to take the company into the medical market. The core technology was based on “an innovation around power,” Nate Harding, co-founder and Chief Project Officer of Ekso tells me. He continues:
“We were looking at soldiers who carry heavy loads for long periods of time in uncertain conditions. We looked at how difficult it was for load carriage exoskeletons at that time to carry more than just their own power supply. We decided what was really needed was an exoskeleton architecture that distributed weight down to the ground without consuming any power to do so. That was novel. It meant that power could be used for other things, like helping a soldier walk, rather than holding up the load. Our first prototype of that technology consumed three orders of magnitude less power than the system before it. That innovation built our reputation and gave us the opportunity to help people walk who couldn’t.”"
source: http://newventurist.com/2012/09/ekso-bionics-making-those-who-cant-walk/
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The single, biggest thing I'm excited about is the TALOS suit. It's being built by the same people who made the suit for the movie (Legacy Effects). So it's certain to look bad-ass, and I think it will blow everyone away. As Obama said: "We're building Iron Man":
I completely disagree with what you said. The entire reason medicine exists is because people don't like other people suffering. Providing these kind of essential services for human life are worth every cent. Every single article that comes out makes it more likely that people will begin to EXPECT exoskeleton as care. As soon as this happens, Insurance will be forced to reimburse these devices. ALthough I think what Ekso Bionics does is worth more than just money; lets not forget health care spending is 17.5% of GDP in the US.
https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nationalhealthaccountshistorical.html
On a more serious note, I think we are well above the $4 threshold. Ekso would have to fall by almost 30%, which I think is extremely unlikely given the recent positive news of FDA approval.
It's simply not a good time for a short attack. The points made in the seeking alpha criticism/short attack become less true every day. FDA approval looks REALLY big to anyone who doesn't know anything about Ekso - but decides to look into them.
Ekso Bionics is gaining strength quickly, and I think the pressure to keep the stock above $4 is something Looby is aware of. Looby himself could purchase Ekso Stock, as a sign of positive insider trading. After marketing Pill Cam, something I think we've all heard of - I'm guessing he has a lot more money than Nathan Harding (no offense).
Mediaplanet and Ekso Bionics Make Strides Together for Stroke Survivors
Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/16/05/p8041189/mediaplanet-and-ekso-bionics-make-strides-together-for-stroke-survivors#ixzz49rstjNqM
NATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION BRINGS ATTENTION TO EKSO BIONICS
http://www.stroke.org/sites/default/files/resources/EksoInfoGraphic.pdf
I'm in America. The Ekso Bionics Headquarters is a 12 hour drive from me. I would consider flying to cali, but I won't make this event in the UK.
300+ retweets from Philedelphia Eagles about Ekso Bionics:
@Eagles
"When paralyzed Army Sergeant Rose took the field in his @EksoBionics suit (http://eksobionics.com ) #ArmedForcesDay"
700+ likes
Ekso Bionics @ Neurological Rehabilitation Expo:
http://www.neurorehabexpo.co.uk/exhibitors/ekso-bionics-europe-gmbh/
Improvements:
"This has happened several times, he said. One company there to display its virtual reality goggles ran into researchers working on SOCOM’s tactical assault light operator suit, and exchanged ideas about how the so-called Iron Man suit’s helmet could be improved."
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2016/May/Pages/SOFWERXNewestAcquisitionToolforSpecialOperators.aspx
TALOS ON TRACK! - 2016 SOFIC conference in Tampa May 22-26
Another important SOCom initiative, the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS — also known as the "Iron Man" suit, is on track, says Geurts, with the first integrated prototype still scheduled for the middle of 2018.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/big-special-operations-conferences-in-tampa-this-week/2278514
New Panasonic Exoskeletons: