The cheapest medical exoskeleton on the market costs $40,000

Few disabled people meet the criteria to use exoskeletons such as the PhoeniX. They are very expensive (the PhoeniX would be the cheapest medical exoskeleton on the market at $40,000), rarely covered by insurance, and offer few proven health effects that can’t be achieved with cheaper and easier means such as standing frames or exercise

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In a video interview with MedGate.com he states, “with our device, you can’t climb the stairs […] but it is light enough, and becomes inexpensive [enough] that it allows you to walk naturally at ground level, and that is the compromise […]”