{"id":11849,"date":"2026-07-02T18:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/i-tried-a-4500-robotic-exoskeleton-and-it-gave-me-super-ankles\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:42:51","slug":"i-tried-a-4500-robotic-exoskeleton-and-it-gave-me-super-ankles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/i-tried-a-4500-robotic-exoskeleton-and-it-gave-me-super-ankles\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tried a $4,500 Robotic Exoskeleton and It Gave Me Super Ankles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of wearable tech isn&#8217;t just on your wrist\u2014it&#8217;s on your legs. In this hands-on look, we test the <!--more--> Dephy Sidekick, a consumer-powered bionic footwear system designed to give you a literal boost with every step. At $4,500, this powered ankle exoskeleton claims to offload your calves and make walking effortlessly easy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about it on CNET.com<br \/>\nNike&#8217;s New Robotic-Powered Footwear System: What to Know <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/a0Mk1A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/zdcs.link\/a0Mk1A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:00 Taking the Dephy Sidekick for a Walk<br \/>\n0:24 What is the Dephy Sidekick<br \/>\n1:13 Military Testing and Focusing on the Ankles<br \/>\n2:18 Is This a Growing Market?<br \/>\n2:49 Who Is Dephy Sidekick For?<\/p>\n<p>Add CNET as a trusted news source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com<\/a><br \/>\nNever miss a deal again! See CNET\u2019s browser extension \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lO7sOU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lO7sOU<\/a><br \/>\nCheck out CNET\u2019s Amazon Storefront: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/cnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/cnet<\/a><br \/>\nSubscribe to CNET on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/cnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/cnet<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/<\/a>@cnetdotcom<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cnet<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us on Bluesky: <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cnet.com<\/a><br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnet<\/a><br \/>\nCNET&#8217;s AI Atlas: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/ai-atlas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/ai-atlas<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.x.com\/cnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.x.com\/cnet<\/a><br \/>\nVisit CNET.com:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#exoskeletons #robotics #walkingaid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of wearable tech isn&#8217;t just on your wrist\u2014it&#8217;s on your legs. In this hands-on look, we test the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}