Replies to post #6205 on Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc (EKSO)

[Porsche911guy]

I believe it's a double edge sword, gives the space more traction and more notice which is needed. Then the competition comes into play but remember back a few years on the cell phone analogy I used, Asia did pretty good with autos, tv's and now this.

[Rhetorical]

EksoVest lifts nearly three times as much, with better weight-to-performance ratios.

I'm seeing your linked exo lifts ~12.12 lbs, EksoVest lifts 30 lbs

Meanwhile, the weights of the vests are more similar

Compare ~5.51lbs to EksoVest's ~9.5lb

Seems like carrying more to get less if you just look at the ratios, although use-cases matter tremendously

I'll believe the price estimates when the product hits the shelves, which Ekso has already done.

My own personal opinion is that other exoskeleton makers aren't learning their lessons. Modern strategies suggest to me that it is better to launch an expensive product and scale up while the product loses some expensive features than to make something with low functionality that doesn't have room for necessary sacrifices for scaling. Tesla is a great example of this. I worry these exoskeleton announcements are more about PR and less about functionality for some companies.