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I Tried a $4,500 Robotic Exoskeleton and It Gave Me Super Ankles

The future of wearable tech isn’t just on your wrist—it’s on your legs. In this hands-on look, we test the Dephy Sidekick, a consumer-powered bionic footwear system designed to give you a literal boost with every step. At $4,500, this powered ankle exoskeleton claims to offload your calves and make walking effortlessly easy. Read more…

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The future of wearable tech isn’t just on your wrist—it’s on your legs. In this hands-on look, we test the Dephy Sidekick, a consumer-powered bionic footwear system designed to give you a literal boost with every step. At $4,500, this powered ankle exoskeleton claims to offload your calves and make walking effortlessly easy.

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0:00 Taking the Dephy Sidekick for a Walk
0:24 What is the Dephy Sidekick
1:13 Military Testing and Focusing on the Ankles
2:18 Is This a Growing Market?
2:49 Who Is Dephy Sidekick For?

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16 Comments

  1. @lynwoodjones

    July 2, 2026 at 8:01 am

    😮❤

  2. @RagtagMisfitGaming

    July 2, 2026 at 8:21 am

    Maybe it’s just me but whenever I thought about exoskeletons in SciFi they were something you put on over your existing gear. I feel like these are just shoes with an ankle support feature. I would rename it. But it looks interesting.

    • @wenscael2166

      July 2, 2026 at 10:22 am

      Well the shoes go over your existing gear (socks). 😛 But also they don’t seem like a long-term integral part of the system anyway, rather just a way to avoid designing this to fit all shoes for now.

  3. @LarsN-m4q

    July 2, 2026 at 8:31 am

    lol

  4. @Hadley-k2e

    July 2, 2026 at 9:20 am

    Maybe it’s just me but whenever I thought about exoskeletons in SciFi they were something you put on over your existing gear. I feel like these are just shoes with an ankle support feature. I would rename it. But it looks interesting. ……

  5. @SuperShotoBros

    July 2, 2026 at 9:56 am

    🤔

  6. @Aragorn7884

    July 2, 2026 at 10:28 am

    When you want to look more dorky 🤓

  7. @Aragorn7884

    July 2, 2026 at 10:29 am

    the T-800 laughs at this.

  8. @DariusRoland

    July 2, 2026 at 10:34 am

    I can see that being really helpful for me, especially given that I DO have difficulty walking long distances, sometimes even relatively short distances – such as a just a city block or so.

  9. @LaCroix-S

    July 2, 2026 at 10:47 am

    looks so stupid and useless lol

  10. @maxisp1000

    July 2, 2026 at 11:49 am

    We live in Minority Report, The Terminator is a documentary, and the Matrix is coming.

  11. @joelnehl

    July 2, 2026 at 1:07 pm

    Do you have to take them off to drive your car?

  12. @filipemiguel8754

    July 2, 2026 at 2:10 pm

    When AI take over … you will be the first “march in”

  13. @FULLM3T8L

    July 2, 2026 at 2:28 pm

    When I’m 70 I will appreciate this.

  14. @lizbif0315

    July 2, 2026 at 3:29 pm

    Wonder if this could help people with MS. People slagging these but they could change lives

  15. @spektred

    July 2, 2026 at 5:56 pm

    Is anyone else reminded of the “Stompers” shoes from Super Mario Bros movie from the 90s? 😅

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