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mike  ·  3520 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Unpowered mechanical exoskeleton boots lower the energetic costs of walking by 7%

Cool! Amazing to think we can improve on evolution. I guess not that amazing, we made bicycles...

I wonder how that 7% translates into increased distance you can walk before getting tired. I bet it's more than the 7.5% you'd get with a straight up ratio (100/93 ≈ 1.07527)