High-Tech Aging Suit
Last Modified: 24/11/2020
Find out how this advanced exoskeleton gives people an idea of how it feels like to be old.
- 1It's a suit that looks fit for a superhero,...
- 2...complete with flashing lights and goggles,...
- 3...but this exoskeleton doesn't give the wearer super strength.
- 4I'm gonna walk really slow.
- 5It simulates what it's like to grow old.
- 6Genworth sellers of long-term care insurance came up with the idea.
- 7No one really wants to talk about getting older,...
- 8...so this experience is the tactical way to get the conversation started naturally.
- 9And not just with the senior set.
- 10Displaying the suit at places like the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey...
- 11...gives kids something to think about.
- 12The headset simulates what it's like to have vision disorders...
- 13...like glaucoma and macular degeneration...
- 14And when those cells begin to go, this is what you're left with.
- 15Can you imagine walking around like this, Kristen?
- 16No.
- 17...as well as hearing impairment.
- 18The extra weight on your back and mechanical resistance applied by the suit...
- 19...brings home the reality of living with the muscle loss...
- 20...and arthritis common in the elderly.
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