Counter-Intuitive Invention?

[Half-n-Half]

OK, so here is an article about a suit that is supposed to assist elderly farmers.

http://www.physorg.com/news150697278.html

It is designed to reduce the heavy burden of farming that elderly people have to face. It is supposed to help elderly people support their body with their legs in a crouched position or when they reach up with their arms. Unless I'm missing something, it weighs 55 pounds and is worn on the back. Doesn't wearing a 55 pound suit put a hindrance on their already weak legs?

Maybe there is some design concept where the suit locks up and they can rest in it, but the article isn't very descriptive. It would be interesting to see how it develops. Maybe a Robocop next

 

[Astroboy]

OK, so here is an article about a suit that is supposed to assist elderly farmers.

http://www.physorg.com/news150697278.html

It is designed to reduce the heavy burden of farming that elderly people have to face. It is supposed to help elderly people support their body with their legs in a crouched position or when they reach up with their arms. Unless I'm missing something, it weighs 55 pounds and is worn on the back. Doesn't wearing a 55 pound suit put a hindrance on their already weak legs?

Maybe there is some design concept where the suit locks up and they can rest in it, but the article isn't very descriptive. It would be interesting to see how it develops. Maybe a Robocop next

The 25-kilogramme (55-pound) robot suit is not elderly-friendly...... I think.

 

[Emoni]

A chair with really good wheels and a cup holder would be more helpful than that device looks...

 

[JerseyBoy]

The pix above looks like a farm-i-nator (rhyming with the Terminator and Governator). The concept of the program is good; but, the execution failed miserably.

 

[caster51]

The 25-kilogramme (55-pound) robot suit is not elderly-friendly...... I think

I think all of this load is not borne .
some of this weight is also absorbed by robot suit .
that is, they will not feel this all weight