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An out-of-warranty battery almost left this paralyzed man’s exoskeleton useless (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/aboringdystopia

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Alternative link where I'm told the story is written better, but unfortunately has a signup wall and I'm not willing to sign up https://www.404media.co/paralyzed-jockey-loses-ability-to-walk-after-manufacturer-refuses-to-fix-battery-for-his-100-000-exoskeleton/

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 44 points 2 months ago (7 children)

This is an examine of why Right to Repair and standardized batteries are important.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I was just thinking the other day why we don’t have standardized EV batteries with a swap process for instant refueling. It would open up so many use cases, particularly for those who can’t have something like that charge overnight.

[–] Johnmannesca 2 points 2 months ago

We used to in the r&d stages of rudimentary automotive models https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicle

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