China's $699 Robot Legs Are Making America's $95,000 Exoskeleton Look Ridiculous

中国这款699美元的机器腿，让美国售价9.5万美元的外骨骼显得离谱

China’s new robot legs cost just $699, while America’s best-known medical exoskeleton carries a Medicare price of almost $95,000. we look at how Chinese consumer exoskeletons like the Dnsys Z1 knee exoskeleton and the Hypershell X Ultra went from science fiction to Amazon bestsellers. These wearable robots weigh as little as 1.5 pounds per knee, strap on in about 15 seconds, and use AI and sensors to help you walk, climb stairs, and hike with less effort. We compare them with the ReWalk exoskeleton and Ekso Bionics, the American medical machines built for spinal cord injury, and explain why the two worlds solve very different problems.

In China, seniors are already renting robot legs at the Great Wall, Mount Tai, Huashan, and i’an’s ancient city wall, often for less than the price of lunch. During the October 2026 National Day holiday, Mount Tai recorded more than 4,000 exoskeleton-assisted climbs, and about 60% of users were over 50. You’ll see why China got there first: a supply chain built for EVs, drones, and e-bikes; a fast-aging population; and tourist rental programs that let millions try wearable robotics for the first time.

中国新款机器腿仅售699美元，而美国最知名的医用外骨骼，在联邦医保定价里接近95000美元。DNSYS Z1膝关节外骨骼、超核X Ultra这类中国消费级外骨骼，从科幻设想变成亚马逊上的畅销商品。

这类可穿戴机器人单腿最轻仅1.5磅，大约15秒就能穿戴好，依靠人工智能和传感器，帮人省力走路、爬楼梯、登山。我们把它们和ReWalk、Ekso Bionics这两款美国医用设备对比——后者是给脊髓损伤患者设计的，同时说明二者面向的需求完全不一样。

在中国，游客已经可以在长城、泰山、华山、西安古城墙租赁机器腿，租金常常比一顿午饭还便宜。2026年国庆假期，泰山有超过4000人次借助外骨骼登山，其中大约六成用户年龄在50岁以上。中国率先做成这件事：依托电动车、无人机、电动自行车成熟供应链，叠加人口快速老龄化，还有景区租赁模式，让数百万人第一次体验可穿戴机器人。

美国的医用外骨骼（代表产品 ReWalk）面向脊髓损伤、完全无法行走的瘫痪人群，可以帮助患者站立、走路、爬楼梯。这类产品研发周期很长，定价接近 9.5 万美元，主要采购方是医院、保险和政府，普通家庭很少购买。Ekso Bionics 等美国同类产品也大多用于康复诊所，属于小众、高成本的医疗设备赛道。

而中国的消费级外骨骼定位完全不同，面向本来就能走路，但膝盖乏力、体力下降，走路、爬山越来越吃力的人群。基础版价格 699 美元，零售价 1099 美元；它依靠传感器、电机和 AI，在抬腿、爬坡时提供助力，下坡时还能起到缓冲护膝的作用，使用感受就像负重减轻。

以下是各国网友的评论：

robertlussier2944
The middleman gets most of the $95,000. For filing the paperwork.

这95000美元里，大头都被中间商赚走了，这些中间商就只是负责走流程、填单据。

MdRajib-t9b9u
Thanks for your comment! Many factors can affect the final price of medical devices, and people see them differently. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts

医疗器械的最终售价受很多因素影响，每个人看法不一样。很高兴你分享想法。

 

therealdeal2163
National Security risk ! Won't allow this is in the USA.

这存在国家安全风险！美国不会让中国把这样的机器腿卖到美国来的

 

RichardLu-jw6pr
Who cares what the US want.?

谁管美国想怎么样？

 

dereklogan1800
I'm sure Trump wears these

我猜特朗普就在用这个。

 

agnesanne9791
trump , hegseth and vance are far greater security risks than these robot legs could be

特朗普、赫格塞斯和万斯，本身比这些机器腿的安全风险大得多。

 

rsuriyop
American companies try to strip as much money out of you as they possibly can. I just had someone inspect my crawl space underneath my house to check for mold and moisture and to see if they could get all of it out. The upfront estimate for the entire work? Over 9K. And if I wanted the optional beam support added in (to make the floor more even and feel more rigid), that would’ve been an additional 3K. So I looked more deeply into it and figured that I could actually do most of this work by myself for significantly less. In short, the US is basically a country full of swindlers.

美国公司就想着尽可能掏空你的钱包。我之前找人检查房子底下的狭小空间，查看霉菌和潮气，看看能不能彻底清理干净。对方一开始报价，整套工程要九千多美元。如果我再加装可选的横梁支撑（让地板更平整结实），还要再多花三千美元。我仔细研究之后发现，大部分活儿我自己就能搞定，花费要少很多。说白了，美国到处都是想坑人的商家。

 

axewoodsman642
Yup. And plumbers and mechanics, they rip you off so bad too.

没错。水管工、修车师傅也一样，狠狠宰客。

 

jrkr7357
US CEO needs to be paid for hundreds of millions annually

美国企业的首席执行官，年薪动辄上亿美元。

 

BrotherChad
Perhaps, but this video is comparing apples and oranges. The $100k machines help paralysed people stand and walk. Paralysed people. People whose legs don’t work. It helps them stand and walk again.
The $1k versions assist people who can already walk. THAT is why they are cheaper.
The Chinese also make machines that help paralysed people walk, and those ALSO cost $100k.

话是这么说，但这样对比是不对的。美国售价十万美元的外骨骼设备，是给瘫痪病人用的，帮助无法自主活动双腿的人重新站立行走。

中国一千美元左右的这款机器腿，只是给本来就能走路的人省力辅助。这就是它便宜的原因。中国也有给瘫痪患者使用的外骨骼，那种同样要十万美元。

 

jv9147s
I wouldn't call these "swindlers" since it's a laissez-faire offer. But you're right that comparatively USAmericans are generally greedy.

我不会说他们是骗子，毕竟交易是自由买卖。但你说得没错，相比之下美国人普遍贪心。

 

jetvdna5449
China is the future

以后会是中国的天下

 

Gavin-y6r5h
The Chinese is simpler but practical. Go try it first before commenting. Not sure if you can get the Chinese ones in the US. The product just got introduced in Malaysia recently. The highest version cost around USD2400

这款中国机器腿的结构简单，但很实用。建议先体验再评论。不确定美国能不能买到，这款产品最近才进入马来西亚市场，顶配版本大约2400美元。

 

justme6275
Bravo... make devices that help people

太棒了，中国造出能帮到人的机器腿

 

vision9275
Yes, that’s correct. But as far as the West as a whole—and the US in particular—is concerned, manufacturing devices only benefits the wealthy and the shareholders.

确实是这样。但整个西方，尤其是美国，制造这类设备，最后得利的只有富人与股东。

 

DrHakimm
China is amazing

中国太厉害了。

 

vaidyasethuraman452
American innovation is done, I am looking at China for improving my wife'mobility , from stroke.

美国的创新已经不行了。我想看看中国的产品，帮中风之后行动不便的妻子改善活动能力。

 

Cherylzed
God bless you all

愿上帝保佑所有人。

 

brucelee8669
Rescuing and hel people that are most in need is the job for a country like China not the job for a country like the US as an American politician once implied

就像一位美国政客曾经暗示的那样：救助、帮扶最需要帮助的人，是中国这类国家会做的事，美国不愿意这样做。

 

raybl9295
The day America leading the world in technology and innovation has long been over. Given the population size, energy, and work ethic of China, there is no chance for America to get back ahead given China's formidable supply chain and infrastructure that support their ambition. At this juncture, American doesn't have to lead but we must at least keep up to avoid falling further behind, and drop to the abyss of no return. In order to do so, we must rebuild our manufacturing base to support any innovations and technology discoveries, then rebuild and advance the nation's network of infrastructure and supply chain. Of course our political system needs a major overhaul in order improve the necessary support system of education, healthcare, childcare, law and order etc etc, to improve the life of average Americans.

美国在科技和创新上领跑全球的时代早就过去了。中国人口规模、能源储备、民众敬业度摆在那里，再加上强大的供应链和基础设施支撑发展目标，美国很难再反超。

现阶段，美国不必非要当领头羊，但至少要跟上节奏，防止越落越远、跌入无法挽回的低谷。想要做到这点，我们必须重建制造业根基，承接创新和技术研发；再完善、升级国内基础设施与供应链体系。当然，我们的政治体制也需要深度改革，完善教育、医疗、育儿、治安等配套体系，改善普通美国人的生活。

 

raymondkhong8036
If you guys dont already know. They are two very different categories of products. Fact check before you buy the wrong stuff.

很多人可能不清楚，这是两类完全不同的产品。买之前一定要核实清楚，别买错。

 

QiuQiuChannel-ni3xj
....!? I can walk perfectly yet i want this legs

啊？我走路完全没问题，但我也想要中国这个机器腿。

 

rogermanley9017
Politics and nationalism aside if this could prevent even a fraction of the millions of older adults who are treated for falls in the ER annually, or the over 44,000 older adults who die from falls, I think it would be worth it.

抛开政治和民族情绪不谈，每年都有几百万老人因为摔倒送急诊，还有四万四千多名老人因摔倒离世。只要中国这款机器腿能减少其中一小部分意外，我觉得就很有价值。

 

 

evilboy-r8i
In Europe, a video shows a branded lady bag to produce costs 55 €; they sold it for 2500 €.

欧洲一款名牌女包生产成本只要55欧元，售价却卖到2500欧元。

 

jacku8304
China's $699 Robot Legs Are "Over Capacity" and Trump will ban it.

这款699美元的中国机器腿会被说成产能过剩，特朗普会下令封禁它。

 

donvongprachanh1484
I try it in china and it is so good. I can hike 5 hours without stop and without any paid on my knees or joints.

我在中国试过，效果很好。连续徒步五小时，膝盖和关节一点都不疼。

 

skeptic0
Just proves that American consumers are being ripped off. Hopefully this is allowed in the U. S for people that need it.

这恰恰证明美国消费者一直在被高价收割。希望美国能允许有需要的人买到它。

 

daymay1066
Everything.....and I mean everything.....in USA is overpriced and deliberately so. Multiple times more expensive than anywhere else on earth and not better in quality, either. Americans are being taken for rides for decades yet are being brainwashed into being thankful for being taken for rides.

美国所有东西，真的是所有东西，定价都虚高，而且是故意的。价格比世界其他地方贵好几倍，质量却没有更好。几十年来美国人一直被宰，还被洗脑，觉得这样是理所应当。

 

pennyc11
Since my illness is a brain dysfunction not promising for me. Repetitive movement causes bursitis.
Yet, if it reduces pain? Some hope? I miss riding a bike. Being able walk a mile. Reduced pain might lower the pain level that causes bursitis. That would be a miracle I could use.
I wish it would though.
$700 is reasonable. Tired of gouging people who own the least amount of money. This will change so many lives.

我的病是脑部功能问题，情况不太乐观。重复动作会让我患上滑囊炎。

但如果它能减轻疼痛，那就是一份希望。我很怀念骑自行车、走一英里路的感觉。疼痛减轻，或许就能避免滑囊炎发作。对我来说，这会是奇迹。

700美元这个价格很合理。我受够了商家压榨，我们收入本来微薄。这个产品能改善很多人的生活。

 

Zakaius
Will be banned in the US... National security issues

美国会禁止它，理由是会危害国家安全。

 

koj2570
New gadgets which cripple you directly as you increasing rely less on your own muscles.

这种机器腿会让人慢慢依赖外力，自身肌肉退化，反而把人搞垮。

 

hotrod135thefirst
America develops any kind of product with the purpose of enriching its creators
, other countries create and invent to make society and those in need better more productive members of society
. And that is what’s wrong with America .

美国研发产品，目的是让开发者赚钱；别的国家搞发明，是为了改善社会，帮助有需要的人更好地生活、发挥价值。这就是美国的问题所在。

 

handaxa1251
they are 2 different products, no? the Chinese one is simpler, it helps people step ahead, people who use them are able to walk. the American one is for hel people who cannot walk using their legs anymore or paralyzed, see the different? Paralyzed people cannot use Chinese exoskeleton because it is completely a different product, why confuse people?

这是两种不一样的产品，对吧？中国这款结构简单，辅助本来就能走路的人省力。美国那款是给双腿失去行动能力、瘫痪的人用的，能分清差别吗？瘫痪的人用不了中国这款机器腿，产品定位完全不同，为什么要误导大家？

 

TonyBlack-wy5gi
This is what Trump is wearing!

这就是特朗普在用的那款！

 

mutanthybrid3466
First off, these are not medical exoskeletons. They are cheap downgrades for assistance in hiking, not for medical grade movement aid. They are horrible when trying to use the bathroom, are clunky, limited in battery life, and do not provide complete mobility for a paraplegic. They cannot make someone move if they can't move already. The medical version is for that. All they are doing is making a cheap object for a little assistance, not a medical device. That is why it can be cheap. I agree that medical tech and medication is expensive in the US, but this thing does not replace the rewalk for what it is capable of, but can help with rehabilitation and help with those that can walk with walking easier. Saying they are better does not indicate a realistic picture of what each device does since they are for completely different things.

首先，这不属于医用外骨骼。它是简化平价版本，用来登山省力，达不到医疗级别的行动辅助标准。上厕所的时候很不方便，设备笨重，续航有限，没法让截瘫患者自主活动。本身动不了的人，靠这个机器腿也动不了，得用医用款外骨骼才行。它只是价格低廉的辅助工具，不是医疗器械，所以才便宜。我承认美国医疗技术和药品很贵，但这款产品没法替代ReWalk。它可以辅助康复，帮本来就能走路的人走得轻松一点。说它更好并不客观，二者用途完全不一样。

 

 

cyborgge1
And that's the difference bet America and China, in the US it's a rip off, over charge by a mile. In China, how can we do it cheap so that more people can use it.

这就是中美之间的差别。美国漫天要价，狠狠宰人；中国会想办法压低价格，让更多人用得起。

 

nirbija
"China's $699 Robot Legs Are Making America's $95,000 Exoskeleton Look Ridiculous"
The "ridiculously" huge differences in pricing between Chinese and european/american societies only serves to remind us that while Chinese seek to be masters of wealth-accumulation, european people will forever remain slaves to money/wealth -- never see come see.
For while wealth ARE SUPPOSED TO BE in service of the people, european people hoard wealth into the hands of a relative few; because after all, 'wealth is so precious'; only the privilege few are supposed to hoard and worship wealth. lol

“中国699美元机器腿，对比美国95000美元外骨骼显得离谱”

中美和欧美之间定价悬殊，只能说明一点：中国人追求的是掌握财富，而欧洲人永远被财富牵着鼻子走。

财富本该服务大众，欧洲却把财富集中在少数人手里。他们觉得财富无比珍贵，只有少数特权阶层才配占有。哈哈。