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Airbags, but for knees.

That’s the concept behind Hippos Exoskeleton, a startup created by former basketball hopeful Kylin Shaw after he heard “a sickening pop from my knee while landing from a dunk,” according to TechCrunch.

The expanding “knee sleeve” uses predictive AI to detect risky movements and inflates in 30 milliseconds. The idea is to help prevent ACL tears and other injuries in athletes, construction workers, and older adults.

A gif demonstration how the Hippos Exoskeleton inflates after detecting it was kicked.
I’m wincing just looking at this concept animation.
Image: Hippos

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