I just do a lot of DIY construction. Being able to lift even 100kg safely would be a game changer.
The trades would benefit enormously from such a thing.
The trades would benefit enormously from such a thing.
What construction material weighs 100kg? All the stuff is made to be installed by a guy or two. Big stuff is hoisted with cranes, heavy concrete is pumped. A sheet of plywood is carried by one man, a cement block gets plopped 2 feet from where it needs installed one by one, doors and windows are a one man show.
None of that material handling is cheap.
If exo-skeletons ever get good they should have a good decade long heydey just by virtue of not being regulated to high heaven (yet).
Basically the same reason knuckle booms took over from truck cranes for routine delivery.
None of it is handled directly by humans either. Exo skeletons would be sweet, I just think in reality construction is already highly optimized for regular strength humans. Would be very slim productivity gains.
Normal construction just isn't that straining to be wearing a exoskeleton.
Even extreamly heavy stuff like countertops, there's purpose built stuff to move these things the last 100 feet already.
In construction, if you know a heavy thing needs moved you procure the means to move it long before expecting someone to show up with a exoskeleton.
I'm not saying it's not cool. I just don't see a major efficiency gain. And, I don't see why anyone would want to rely on a exoskeleton to perform their daily job.