Flash Forward

This episode we talk exoskeletons: what are they being used for now? What might they be used for in the future? And what happens when they’re everywhere?Guests:Tim Pote, PhD student at Virginia TechGreg Pote, Tim’s brotherDr. Bill Marras, professor at The Ohio State University & Director of the Spine Research InstituteLarry Jasinksi, CEO, RewalkAshley Shew, assistant professor at Virginia Tech in technology & disability, and author of Animal Constructions and Technological KnoweldgeKim Sauder, graduate student in Disability Studies, author of Crippled Scholar blogBill Peace, anthropologist & bioethicist, author of Bad Cripple blogFurther Reading:The robotic exoskeleton market is poised to grow to $1.9 billion in 2025, compared to $97 million in 2016, says ABI Research's Dan Kara.Berkeley BLEEX ExoskeletonExoskeletons Won’t Turn Assembly Workers into Iron ManWe Try a New Exoskeleton for Construction WorkersThe Exoskeletons Are ComingReWalk TestimonialsFor heavy lifting, use exoskeletons with cautio