A Failed $10 Battery Hobbled This Paralyzed Man's $100k Exoskeleton. The Manufacturer's Response? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Jockey Michael Straight says Lifeward, the maker of his $100k Exoskeleton, told him devices more than 5 years old are ineligible for repair. Also: buying an e-bike? Mind the proprietary electronics!
Former jockey Michael Straight lost the use of his legs following an accident racing at Arlington Park back in 2009 and spent years suffering the fate of many paraplegics: wheelchair bound and dealing with twitching legs, muscle atrophy and a deep sense of loss.
That changed starting in 2014, when Straight, who became passionate about helping others wit…
