Now, 40k is nothing to sneeze at, but its competitors cost much, much more than that. ReWalk, the most familiar one, will set you back $77,000. Even Ekso Bionics, which was also founded by suitX CEO Dr. Homayoon Kazerooni, sold exoskeletons for over $100,000 apiece. Dr. Kazerooni was involved in many other exoskeleton projects in the past, but he and some graduate students "started suitX out of [their] passion to develop low-cost consumer bionic products to improve the quality of life for people around the world." suitX is now accepting pre-orders and aiming to ship out the first units in March.

The company, by the way, is competing for the grand prize at the Robotics for Good Competition. It submitted a proposal for an exoskeleton model for kids with neurological conditions like cerebral palsy and spina bifida. This pediatric model will teach children how to walk, as you can see below: