HAL robot suit

The Hal Robot Suit is designed to aid people in lifting heavy objects. It is supposed to see a few hundred units being produced this year. The question is, who will be using these suits? With an expected cost of $42,000 to $59,000, or about $592 a month, maybe small businesses will be snatching these things up. Consider this as a compact replacement for the forklift. Other businesses that could benefit include piano movers, New York movers (or movers in any city, for that mater) and hospitals- for unloading patients. While it is too slow and clumsy for military application, they are working on their own exoskeletons designed with combat in mind.