Assuming the cost of labor is zip, then it must be the cost of materials sold (the hardware). Then make the hardware in China. This is not rocket science. If no existing China operation is available, then possibly EKSO would have to set up a small plant in China with equipment to make that happen. Use the $$$ after diluting the SH shares to pay for it. They seem to be rather savvy at diluting SH value by selling years. That's easy for them. God help us if there is another R/S. This is a CFO decision.
So tell us WHY it's a bad idea (as you suggest) to have a 3rd world country do the manufacturing on this?