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This $1,200 exosuit can take 50 pounds off your back
The HeroWear Apex is a $1,200 unpowered exosuit designed to take up to 50 pounds of weight off the wearer’s back during physical labor. Subscribe to CNET: CNET playlists: Download the new CNET app: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
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James Taylor
May 13, 2021 at 12:58 pm
Construction workers and Home builders could use this.
Sven K
May 13, 2021 at 1:04 pm
so guessing you didn’t try this “exosuit” yourself for any real period of time ? Why have a “review” of a product if you are not trying the product.
Apostol Marinov
May 13, 2021 at 1:18 pm
so its basically like fake hamstrings and lower back muscles..
TIR0
May 13, 2021 at 1:37 pm
Built just for millions of Americans – guess I’m disqualified then, as I’m European.
HeroWearExo
May 13, 2021 at 4:11 pm
We sell to companies in Europe too 🙂
平和
May 13, 2021 at 1:43 pm
Very interesting product!
Nice CNET!
Brian
May 13, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Looks interesting… A serious RMI injury can cost a worker their livelihood and a company thousands of dollars … This might be an upfront investment to prevent that from occurring … Very interesting indeed.
crispy
May 13, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Might be okay for muscles, but when you older and you actually have a bit of bone and disc degeneration I’d be worried about the additional pulling down onto those areas.
HeroWearExo
May 13, 2021 at 4:07 pm
Believe it or not, the suit can actually reduce spinal compression, not increase it. There’s been a good bit of scientific research into spinal compression sources – most of which comes from back muscles themselves straining. Reduce muscle strain, and it reduces spinal compression.
One Man On Fire
May 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm
I like it
Leon Newhall
May 13, 2021 at 2:21 pm
$1,200 that’s ridiculous for some backpack straps
Andy Altman
May 13, 2021 at 2:39 pm
Could you use the Apex in your line of work?
Toph Law
May 14, 2021 at 9:45 am
Great review Andy… I see this as a boon to any farm where manual labor is still the norm though the price point needs to be greatly reduced for it to be feasible, specially in developing countries where these types of injuries could mean families going hungry.
0m3n
May 13, 2021 at 2:58 pm
Letting people try it is going to take it from “that would be nice to have”
To
“Me and all my coworkers need this product”
Adam B.
May 13, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Knockoff Linus Tech Tips
ricoviii1
May 13, 2021 at 3:21 pm
So rubber bands?????
LinusMLGTips
May 13, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Hey look it’s CNET Linus Tech Tips! ???? Nice video!
F!zZ
May 13, 2021 at 5:17 pm
Is he a low budget Linus?? ????
Andy Altman
May 13, 2021 at 7:16 pm
????
Alfonso Rivera-Moctezuma Jr
May 13, 2021 at 5:26 pm
Love the cost effectiveness of this product in contrast to the otherwise overwhelming actuated/mechanical alternative.
Evan Flatequal
May 13, 2021 at 6:11 pm
1200 though? That’s pricey
Ellis Hazard
May 13, 2021 at 6:12 pm
This video wasn’t interesting enough to put up with the ads
neosrt10
May 13, 2021 at 6:34 pm
Interesting concept but I can see people buying Regular back supports as there are many if not hundreds online that people will they are just as effective as the Apex suit
Dan’l 56
May 13, 2021 at 6:59 pm
When I was in my 20’s & 30’s I worked building electrical substations. Something like this would have been fantastic for all of the heavy lifting involved. Now in my 60’s I’m paying the price for all that abuse to my back. As production costs come down, hopefully it will put it in a price range where many construction workers could afford to be wearing it ????.
Bulgalin
May 13, 2021 at 7:26 pm
Construction workers
ChuyIsTheShiz
May 13, 2021 at 11:28 pm
I would totally buy
Edmund Cheung
May 14, 2021 at 12:12 am
Fake Linus
Kevin Jimenez
May 14, 2021 at 12:14 am
” I wonder if I can invent a device to reduce strain on my back”. You mean the glutes?
Dmitry M
May 14, 2021 at 1:06 am
Great idea
Nekminute
May 14, 2021 at 4:59 am
a placebo
Enrique Pasillas
May 14, 2021 at 10:21 am
In the construction will be great
Al13n1nV8D3R
May 14, 2021 at 11:32 am
I wonder if this would help me whem I race my Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R on the track. My backs gets sore after racing all day.
Al13n1nV8D3R
May 14, 2021 at 11:38 am
Hey its Linus’s evil twin. Or ummm maby his good twin? Because this guy seems a little nicer than the original Linus. LoL
dsmith11373
May 14, 2021 at 1:27 pm
A thousand pounds is a thousand pounds.
Godzilla Vs sushi
May 15, 2021 at 12:15 am
Dude, I want one. Maybe I will wait til it get cheaper
Smooth Interceptor
May 16, 2021 at 2:58 pm
If everyone would think like you then it will never be cheaper, actually the company will go bankrupt.
James Tatad
May 15, 2021 at 12:42 am
CNET tech tips
레오
May 15, 2021 at 1:45 am
You need another exosuit to carry that heavy suitcase containing your exosuit. ????????????????
vadergrd
May 15, 2021 at 6:17 am
for the slave improvement program :(… aws warehouse knows…
rakim
May 15, 2021 at 8:15 am
Hi there chad Linus
Stew
May 15, 2021 at 10:29 am
Just think of it this way $100 a month for a year. If you do any kind of repetitive lifting work, it is worth it. Too bad they did not have the same system going down the arms. Biggest thing I noticed, I did not like, is the small band going across the front. I think it should have been a little wider.
Bryan Murillo
May 15, 2021 at 4:18 pm
Bruh, 4 min in and I don’t see why this exo suit is $1200
John Gyver
May 15, 2021 at 7:07 pm
Seems quite expensive for a non-powered suit
gmfitzg
May 15, 2021 at 7:08 pm
His facial hair looks really annoying on him for some reason lol
Larry Parrish
May 15, 2021 at 7:42 pm
So that’s what Batman has been wearing all this time! LOL
db4z 09
May 15, 2021 at 8:45 pm
While it seems better than a traditional back brace, I don’t think I would call it an exoskeleton.
HeroWearExo
May 17, 2021 at 2:31 pm
We call it an exosuit, which is technically a sub-category of ‘exoskeleton’ the way it is formally defined. But we agree, since it is all textile-based with full flexibility, it’s not very ‘skeletal’.
Perry
May 15, 2021 at 9:13 pm
Nice, i think having different strength bands would help you customize you lift output.
HeroWearExo
May 17, 2021 at 2:29 pm
We agree – We make 2 different strengths of bands today, and we just announced a third! 🙂
R San
May 15, 2021 at 11:21 pm
This would be really good for Aircraft Maintenance in the Airline Industry
J P
May 16, 2021 at 3:00 am
The inventor deserves an award! I hope cheap knockoff’s of this idea don’t sour consumers.
Harvick T
May 16, 2021 at 3:10 am
Love seeing engineers developing products that actually makes live better from the ground up rather than milking money off consumers.
Paul Ho
May 16, 2021 at 4:18 am
Andy Altman is daddy.
Tushar Singh
May 16, 2021 at 6:11 am
Hey, looks like We’ve got a new Linus
Smooth Interceptor
May 16, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Stand with Israel ???????? in this difficult time.
Man ju Manl
May 16, 2021 at 3:19 pm
I need it ,by I’m afraid getting bullied .
cattigereyes1
May 16, 2021 at 5:26 pm
Interesting not that a corporation will ever buy one for its wage slaves after all,
Mihir Pradhan
May 17, 2021 at 1:54 am
Clicked on the video thinking it’s Linus lmao!
FishGrinder
May 17, 2021 at 2:10 am
Farming
Chris B
May 17, 2021 at 4:38 am
“Exoskeleton suits cost thousands of dollars, compared to this thing, which still costs you thousands of dollars”
HeroWearExo
May 17, 2021 at 2:34 pm
We can understand how that phrasing could be a little confusing. The powered heavy-lift suits he’s referring to, like the Sarcos system pictured, cost about $100,000 a year. Our suit is a $1,200 one-time cost.
jigil jigil
May 17, 2021 at 9:38 am
$1200 ???!!!!! Materials, fabrics and straps cost them what?! probably less than $100, R&D was free (his students at the university did it) and he is charging people 10 to 15 times more.
Mohammed Alhashemi
May 17, 2021 at 10:28 am
Just start deadlifting lol
Lord Shampy
May 17, 2021 at 5:22 pm
One step closer to full automation
Rheyad Ridley
May 17, 2021 at 8:10 pm
1200$ or do some deadlifts build the actual muscles in your back and legs????????♂️
Transplant Helper
May 17, 2021 at 9:22 pm
It’s almost believable until the guy lifts the hay bale. Ain’t no country boy gonna buy that. Lol ????
Bennet Kampe
May 17, 2021 at 9:35 pm
Therapis: “photogenic linus tech tips cant hurt you”
Photogenic linus tech tips:
Liibski90
May 17, 2021 at 10:41 pm
Is this available in Europe? This is perfect for all kinds of manual labor, from restocking shelves, to gardening work etc.
OrganicChemistry2
May 17, 2021 at 10:52 pm
The US Army needs this. Rucking would be so much easier