Carrying Heavy Gear Up a Mountain Just Got Easy! Hypershell X Ultra S Exoskeleton

[00:00:04]Hi everybody and welcome back to the mountain behind my house. Today I want to go to the actual summit and record some very cool videos with my gear because there is a church right at the summit and it's super super cool. But I have to carry this very heavy backpack to a very steep track and my legs don't work very well because I don't train them at the gym too much. I only do upper so I will need a little bit of help. Inside this pouch we have a super cool piece of technology. This is called the HyperShell X Ultra S and it's a super powerful exoskeleton and they say is the most intuitive exoskeleton out there. In order to wear it you will need to open these clasps and actually extend the arms to your body size. This will be written in the app the first time you connect the exoskeleton and you just put it around your waist. It's super lightweight and tighten it enough so you can still slit a couple of fingers and then we will have to attach the leg parts. Actually I can extend these a little bit because I'm a little bit tall. Wrap this part around your leg and close the clasp and tighten it again.

[00:01:22]And boom. And finally let's put on this very heavy backpack.

[00:01:28]I look ridiculous with two of these.

[00:01:31]Maybe not that much.

[00:01:33]But it fits nicely. Of course you want the backpack to be a little bit higher.

[00:01:38]You see I have two mounting points. I had to lower it so it doesn't sit completely on the exoskeleton but it's actually nice if it sits a little bit because it removes a little bit of the weight from my shoulders. And finally let's turn it on. Click once and press until it becomes green. We have one out of four lights. This is the minimal assist and I can already start to feel the exoskeleton helping me walk.

[00:02:07]And it's very nice, but of course we have a very very steep incline there. So I'm going to actually press twice, press twice, and press twice and we have four bars. Green is eco mode. If you keep pressing you go into hyper mode and this is the most powerful settings and you can see my legs are starting acting quite funny.

[00:02:31]It's so easy going uphill like this.

[00:02:34]It's crazy because my legs feel on auto walk. My legs are a puppet. Every time I want to step forward it understands I'm stepping forward and it raises my leg and then when I apply force on the bottom it pushes on it and it feels super effortless. It has 1,000 watts of power, both motors. So really even if I am a big guy can push me, no problem. And even if it is on max power it's crazy how whisper silent it is.

[00:03:08]You can hear the slightest whistle, but the >> [laughter] >> gravel on the ground makes way more noise and also the response time feels supernatural like it doesn't lag behind.

[00:03:19]It's 0.3 milliseconds and you can even fine tune it in the app. And to achieve that they built an AI model for this exoskeleton called hyper intuition which tries to anticipate your movements. And you can see in the app it has many different movement styles. You have walking, running, stairs, and even bicycle and it understands based on your position what you're doing. So it's just crazy. It switches automatically between them. So if I start running it actually switches instantaneously, but in the app you can manually select what you're doing. And just to do an experiment, let's try disabling the exoskeleton just by quick pressing the button. Now it's blue. Oh my god.

[00:04:01]>> [laughter] >> And I I am so used to the exoskeleton. It became natural to my body and I feel crippled. It's crazy. Like I don't feel my legs anymore.

[00:04:14]>> [laughter] >> Like Is this Is this hard to walk like without [laughter] it? We are going very uphill, but oh my god, it's >> [snorts] >> It's super hard to walk.

[00:04:26]>> [laughter] >> Let me reactivate it.

[00:04:28]Ooh.

[00:04:29]It makes a ton of difference. Like you cannot even imagine how much difference it makes.

[00:04:35]It has 1.3 horsepower, this thing.

[00:04:40]And [snorts] it really helps you a lot and especially it's crazy how natural it feels because my my legs like don't work anymore if I disable it. And it's not like it's offering resistance because it's it's very very smooth if you disable it.

[00:04:55]It's just like so steep.

[00:05:03]And it's no problem even on different kinds of terrain. Like this is super uneven.

[00:05:09]And it seems to adapt nicely. Like if I want to climb more, it helps me still.

[00:05:14]And it's super intelligent. We arrived at the church on top of the mountain.

[00:05:21]>> [music] [music] [music] >> Look at this beautiful view. It's amazing up here. And actually, I'm going to rest for a bit because even if I had the exoskeleton, the backpack is quite heavy. I'm not too tired because this exoskeleton at max power removes about 40% of your heart rate and 40% of your oxygen consumption. But still, it's nice to sit a little bit. Ah.

[00:06:07]I remove this backpack. Oh my Oh my god, now I feel very agile. And I'm going to take this drone for a spin.

[00:06:17]>> [music] [music] >> And in the app, you also [music] have a lot of statistics about your use. For example, today we did 3,500 steps or 2.1 km of distance and 278 m of climbing.

[00:06:51]So, it's quite nice. Now, the battery is sitting at 44%. It'll do 30 km at the lowest settings if you're just walking or if you put in hyper mode, max power is going to do about 6 km. Easy because it helps you descending as well.

[00:07:08]It is like softening the load on your knees.

[00:07:13]Very nice.

[00:07:14]Like I feel very agile despite having a a thing on me. And still, you have a lot of mobility. Like you cannot fully open your legs this way, sideways, but otherwise, I don't feel I have anything on me. It's very very comfy. And we are back at the starting point. I have done this climb a few times without any gear, but with backpack and also without and it's been much more tiring. So, for sure this thing works. So, today it was almost a breeze. Going uphill still I had to put some of my own, but it removed a lot of the strain. And coming downhill it was very nice because it would soften my step and not let me gain too much speed. So, it's very very intelligent. And after coming downhill we did a 4.5 km round trip and the battery is still at 23%. So, I believe it can reach 6 km in optimal less climb the condition, but still is very easy to swap the battery pretty quick and change it and I have another one just in case.

[00:08:21]And also you have a four battery charging hub. So, when you're at home you can charge different batteries, so you can do many many kilometers. I was not expecting it, but this exoskeleton can also help you on a bicycle. The bike will be off for this test. I'm going to start with the exoskeleton off and of course this is a very fat bike, so it's very hard to pedal.

[00:08:45]Let's try turning it on. Okay, engaged.

[00:08:48]And >> [laughter] >> as you might expect it's much smoother and easier now. It's crazy and it understands naturally what I'm doing.

[00:08:58]If I pedal faster, it helps me better.

[00:09:03]But yeah.

[00:09:05]If you have to pedal for a long time even without a electric bicycle, this thing can really help you on that regard as well. This chicken called it for a chicken chase with some of the most unexpected thing I could chase it with.

[00:09:23]It also comes with a mode called fitness. When you activate it, it actually offers resistance and this will eventually grow your muscles.

[00:09:33]It feels like running or walking on snow or sand. Feel like this exoskeleton is going to be helpful for a variety of different people. First of all, if you're someone like myself, I enjoy taking in the view and going to places with beautiful sceneries. What I don't enjoy is getting there and walking. If I could take my car and just get there, I would do it 100%. Maybe I am a little bit lazy, but also I have this thing in my mind that every time I have to go somewhere nice, I have to carry a lot of gear, the drones, the cameras, and maybe a couple bottles of water because someone may need it, and I end up with a big and heavy backpack. And at the end of the day, I work slower, and when I come back, I am demolished. Also because I'm not used to do trackings. I do them once in a while, and my legs and my muscles, of course, they don't like it too much.

[00:10:24]And using this device to go up the mountain with a big backpack felt even better than going without anything. And the next day, I felt way fresher, which is crazy. So, for sure, it works. And if you are a backpacker, video maker, a photographer, maybe you go camping and you have a lot of gear on you, this will for sure extend your human mileage. You will feel less tired, and you can visit more. And if you don't have to carry heavy weights on your back, this makes walking activities a breeze. Maybe your friends go hiking and tracking often.

[00:10:57]You don't, and every time you go with them, you feel left behind, you walk slower. This thing will give you a huge boost, and probably you will be better than them as long as you have charged batteries to put into it. And I've also read that a lot of couples break up when going on trails, and this is called alpine divorce. And basically, one significant other is left behind by the good hiker. So, maybe this can be a high-tech solution for that, or maybe just find a better partner. And that's all for today. As always, remember to like, subscribe, and comment on this video. If you want to help this channel and and out the super cool exoskeleton, Check out the links in the description below. Thank you so much and happy walking. Bye.