I Upgraded My Legs And Went To London 🤯 With An Exoskeleton!

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🦿 I walked 20,000+ steps (About 17 km / 11 miles) across London wearing the Hypershell X Ultra exoskeleton — “electric legs” that assist your stride on hills, bridges and stairs. I started at Paddington and hit Hyde Park, the Serpentine, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Carnaby Street, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Horse Guards Parade, Westminster Bridge (Big Ben), Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars, St Paul’s, Millennium Bridge and One New Change. Could one battery really carry me through a full city day?

💪🏼 What you’ll see
• Real-world walking test: city pavements, bridges, stairs, route changes
• Battery result: almost 22,000 steps on one charge (mix of Eco/Transparent/Hyper)
• Feature breakdown on the go: modes, app, comfort, straps, quick on/off
• IFA Berlin clips: cycling, running, stairs & short hills (how the assist behaves)
• Who it’s for: commuters, travellers, hikers, creators carrying kit

🤓 Key specs covered in this video
• SGS certification: Hypershell is the first consumer-grade exoskeleton brand certified by SGS (independent, third-party validation)
• Power: up to 1000 W peak on X Ultra for climbs
• AI MotionEngine Ultra: 12 adaptive motion states (walk, speed walk, run, cycle, mountain, gravel, uphill, downhill, stairs up/down, plus Snow & Dune)
• Battery: rated up to ~30 km of assisted walking per charge (varies by user, terrain, mode)
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[Music] Today I’m attempting to walk 20,000 steps across 
the entirety of London with these electric legs. It is a pretty ambitious target, but I wanted to 
add some spice as well to see if I could do it on a single battery. Not exactly fashion week, I 
know, but if this can save my legs on stairs, long hikes, and bridges, that’s a win. And before 
we set off, Hypershell is the world’s first consumer-grade exoskeleton brand to be certified 
by SGS. This is a serious third party validation, not just marketing. I’ve been so curious about 
exoskeletons since I first saw them on Instagram about a year ago. This one from Hypershell. They 
pitched at hikers, travelers, and I think I found maybe accidentally a couple more target audiences 
for it as well. Today, I’m going to show you the good, the awkward, and whether it actually helps 
when you usually would be shattered after a long day walking. But first of all, how does it work? 
Think of it like a pedal assist for your legs. Sensors read your motion, and the motor gives 
you a little push at the right time. Uh, setup was really quick, as you can probably tell. Um, 
less than 30 seconds, and I’m up and going. And uh yeah, it’s about let’s see what time it is. So 
we know it’s about 1:00 in the afternoon, 12:47 to be exact. And we are starting here at Paddington 
Station. Let’s go. There are three main modes that I used. Eco, which is kind of our everyday assist. 
Hyper, more punch when you’re kind of climbing or carrying something. And transparent, no real 
assist, it just feels neutral. And there’s also a fitness mode in the app that adds resistance, 
but more on that later. In terms of power, it’s got peak 1,00 watts on the X Ultra, designed 
to deliver more headroom for things like climbing. As I mentioned, SGS validated performance, 
which means they really measured reductions in your exertion like walking and cycling 
under very standard tests. To be precise, Hypershell reduces physical exertion by up to 
39%. And the beauty of it, as you’ll see how I feel later, it lowers the average heart rate by up 
to 42%, which means you’ll be able to go further without feeling as tired. And Hypershell also has 
something they call the AI motion engine Ultra. It has 12 adaptive motion states, including the snow 
and June options. The idea here is that it learns your pattern and responds to it faster than you 
can think about it. One of the highlights for this product is the battery. It goes the distance 
rated up to 30 km of walking assistance on a single charge. Of course, if you use the hyper 
mode, which I’ll show you later, that distance will differ a little bit. I am able to put it 
in my backpack, and I want to say it’s the same weight as a as my regular laptop. It’s extremely 
lightweight with carbon and titanium construction designed for outdoor abuse without feeling like a 
robot costume. It’s actually very discreet. Once you put it in, I thought I was going to get a 
lot more looks than I did. Right, with all of that out of the way, now can he survive my legs 
and crossing the entire London? The challenge I set myself here was quite simple. One day, 
one exoskeleton, and one battery. The target was about 20,000 steps, normal pacing, no taxes, 
of course, and film as we go. Here’s the entire route that we’re going to cover today, and there’s 
a big revelation at the end that really sold me on the Hypers Shell idea. We’ll start at Paddington 
train station, which is where I get off the train, and then we’ll make our way through central 
London, hitting Hide Park, uh, Piccadilly Circus, and then all the way down to St. Paul’s Cathedral, 
kind of at the other end. In terms of modes, we’re going to start with eco because I I never 
used them before, so I wanted to get used to it first and then I’ll push a little bit further 
with hyper mode. All right, we’ll start with that. Number two, effort, and see see what happens. The 
first impressions is um, you feel a little bit like a Superman. Not many people staring, which is 
uh always a good sign. But maybe it’s because I’m wearing kind of in a dark clothes, so it’s kind of 
camouflaged in a way. From a safety perspective, we’ll mostly be walking, but you know, if 
I have to sprint a little bit to cross the street or whatever, I think you will see 
it was perfectly fine for that. As well, just approaching our first checkpoint here in Hide 
Park. I think on flats, my feeling right now is that it’s almost like you you’ve got constantly 
fresh legs, so it’s not really feeling tired all the time. But before I got too much further, I 
decided to stop first and make sure that the fit was fine and just adjust the straps to make sure 
that everything was nice and tight without kind of making it uncomfortable. Just having to do a quick 
adjust here because I noticed it was a little bit too loose. So the trousers was moving a bit, but 
now it’s Yeah, it feels better now. Right over to the next checkpoint. Serpentine. It’s a bit of 
a lake within Hyde Park. And here I decided to have a quick stop for lunch and a quick toilet 
break as well. In case you’re wondering, number number one is fine. I actually took my time over 
lunch to explore the app a little bit and noticed that there was a firmware update, which I just 
decided to do. It was super easy to do actually, but I realized here that the steps count up to 
that point got reset, which is fine, right? From a firmware update, you kind of expect that. But 
no worries because I was wearing my smartwatch as well. So everything was being counted here too. 
After lunch from Serpentine to Marble Arch is a bit of a shorter walk, but I decided to push a bit 
faster with hyper mode and it really got my heart going a little bit. I got kind of work up a little 
bit of a sweat as well, which is great, right? You kind of you’re getting exercise but without 
feeling too tired. And here’s something quite cool that I noticed as well. We don’t always walk in 
a dead straight line, right? Sometimes we have to swerve and do some quick turns as well. Eco mode 
is definitely the mode to start with as I learned myself to get accustomed to the exoskeleton, 
but in no time you’ll be able to increase the power and speed, and it’s quite safe to do that. 
To actually do it is very easy. You just double tap to increase the power within the mode you’re 
in. So, double click, and if you hold that button for a couple of seconds, you change the modes. 
And it’s all very easy to read as well because it’s all colorcoded and easy to follow. And it was 
at this point about 3/4 of the way that I realized how comfortable it is to wear. And that comfort 
is due to its lightweight chassis, belt centered, and you can tighten each side as well. Snug 
leg straps. I’d say wear comfortable trousers, but also good with jeans. Depending on the jeans 
is going to be fine, but my jeans was quite thick and it wasn’t the most comfortable, but it was 
fine. Anyway, over to the next checkpoint now, Carnab Street. is quite a long way here and 
there’s lots of people in this stretch. So, plenty of direction change, but I got to say I 
felt like Superman speeding through people here and leaving everyone behind me. It was great. 
You feel like you are making some effort, but you’re not spending as much energy. It’s a great 
feeling. It keeps you feeling fresh even though you walked thousands and thousands of steps. 
And now we’re going to go to Trafalago Square, Horse Guards Parade, and Westminster Bridge to 
have a look at the Big Ben. For this leg here, I was really in the flow. Now, sure, I had a couple 
of stops, got a coffee myself, and I got to admit, I loved hyper mode. Whenever I moved down to eco 
mode after being on hyper mode for a while, I did feel like a bit of a downgrade. So, I just kept 
on hyper mode for a lot of the time. I decided to do a quick stop here by Trafalago Square just to 
see how I was feeling. We’re here now in Trafalago Square. Good place, as any to to stop and, you 
know, see where we are. And as you can see, the battery is still holding strong. I’ve used 
the uh the maximum of the battery now. And um I think I’ve turned off a couple of times into kind 
of regular mode, but yeah, the hyper mode is uh is my favorite now. Even though we’re going flat, 
I think after a few thousand steps, it does help a little bit more. But yeah, so we’re on to St. 
Paul’s Cathedral now, and then cross the bridge, the Millennium Bridge, and then somehow make our 
way back to Paddington. Uh but I might have to get a taxi there or something cuz we’re running out of 
time. Got to get a train back to uh to the west. So, uh, yeah, wish me luck. Right now, moving on 
towards Big Ben. And at this point, I got to say I was really enjoying wearing it. Whenever I change 
modes to transparent or fitness mode, I had to go back to hyper mode because yeah, I just enjoyed 
it. The fact that it gives you another I know a,000 W peak for that extra oomph on climbs, but 
it works really well on flats as well. And this mode is going to be great for hikers, especially 
towards the end of the day when you’re feeling a little bit more tired. Yeah. Going up a hill 
or something. This will really help you. Okay, just a check in here at the Big Ben and we’ve done 
after the firmware upgrade, we’ve done 5,000 5 km basically and the batteries are 47% so just under 
50%. So we’ve been to be fair, I’ve been using hyper mode quite a bit now. I actually enjoy that 
mode now. And uh yeah, let’s go to some balls and see uh how far we can how far we can drive this 
thing. In terms of the battery usage, actually I was using hyper mode, of course. If you stick to 
eco mode, you can go up to about 30 kilometers on a single charge. At the end, you’re going to see 
how long I actually walked on a single battery, but it was still impressive. And for this 
next bit from Blackfires towards St. Paul’s, which is kind of our finishing line, I thought it 
would be a bit of fun to get on an ebike and see how that felt as well. Okay, this definitely feels 
like cheating now because we’re on an ebike. When I got to Patosa Square, just behind St. Paul’s 
Cathedral, I decided to walk again and cross the Millennium Bridge. This is one of my favorite 
parts of London. This is called Patanosa Square, just behind St. Paul’s Cathedral over here. 
And we’re now down to 24% battery. And yes, um that that bike ride was a bit hellraising. Uh 
but it was fun. And yeah, it was comfortable as well. So you can uh bike with this no problem 
at all. It is amazing how fresh my legs feel even though nearly 20,000 steps. It’s incredible 
really. I do feel slightly tired now, but not as much as I would be. This is fun. So, I just had a 
look at the the battery here. As you can see, it’s 20%. So, uh I don’t know how. It says it’s got 1.7 
km range, which should be fine for us to cross the bridge and back. And steps wise, I’ve done 16 
12,000. So, um I think we we’ll do 20 20,000 uh and still be done in in one battery. If not, I 
do have the spare battery as well, just in case, but I’m not sure we’re going to need it. It’s a 
beautiful evening. And when we got pretty close to our 20,000 steps target, I decided I had earned 
a little break. I couldn’t resist. At this point, I also reflected on my trip to Berlin last week 
where I was walking about 20,000 steps a day and I wished I had bought the HyperShell with me. 
I actually saw the Hypershell at this event in Berlin and you can see here people are pedaling, 
running, going upstairs, short hills. So, it’s not just for hackers. I actually saw a couple 
of people wearing them at the event which gave me a lot of ideas. One of the questions that I 
wanted to answer with this video is, you know, who is this thing for? The obvious thing is to 
say that it is for hikers. Absolutely. You know, tick perfect for that. But I’m also looking around 
London and seeing all these people walking and I realized that commuting might be another huge use 
case as well because you know you just put this on from from your office to your home and you know 
you don’t feel as tired and you can get home a little bit you know save some energy for uh for 
all matters really. So when you get home you’re not so tired you know. This is um yeah quite quite 
a revelation for that. And here’s a hidden benefit that I hadn’t realized until now. If you’re 
traveling, you know, you get to the end of the day and you go, I wish I could go to that one next 
stop and literally just happened. There’s this one spot on top of this building here that I always 
love going. Typically, at this point in the day, I would be too knackered to go up there, but 
because I’m I don’t feel less tired. You know, this is supposed to give you like a 40% 39% 
kind of reduction in your um in your exertion. And I do feel it cuz I’m feeling like going up 
there and taking a few photos again and then carrying on going back home. So definitely there’s 
something in there. You know, if you’re traveling, this could be the difference between, you know, 
seeing something special and not seeing it. And that’s what I mean, right? I could have easily 
been too tired by now and got on the train and and gone home and I would have missed this beautiful 
view up here. Um, yeah, that for me makes this well worth it because like I said, I don’t feel 
as tired as I would have been and I could go to another kind of landmark here in London if I 
wanted to. I still feel fresh enough to do that. And that’s the point, right? It doesn’t replace 
your effort. It saves you energy for those moments that matter and gives you a little boost at the 
end of the day when you normally would have felt, okay, I need to go home now. So, it was so nice 
to be able to still feel fresh at the end of the day and see that one more view. So, here’s the 
final result of the battery. We did almost 22,000 steps on one charge with a mix of eco transparent 
and mostly to be honest hyper mode. Your mileage will vary, of course, with weight that you’re 
carrying, the pace you’re going, the terrain, and obviously the assist level that you’re using. 
But hopefully what you’ve seen here today gives you an indication of how far you can go, even 
if you use the hyper mode quite a bit. So, how comfortable is it after pretty much all day 
wearing it? Very comfortable. I mean, I could have made it easier by wearing uh like maybe some 
hiking trousers or or whatever, maybe even some light shorts. And I realize you can actually have 
multiple people using it as long as you know, you know, your measurements in there. So, who is this 
for? The obvious ones are hikers and travelers, of course, who want to save their legs and 
have that extra visit at the end of the day like I just showed you, but also creators lugging 
cameras. Plus, there’s plenty of use cases as well from a health perspective that just gets people 
moving. Now, a bit of common sense. Of course, it’s great for walking, hiking, stairs, cycling, 
but I’ll say, you know, not for squats, jumping, or standing exercises. For running, start slow. 
Try eco first and then, you know, hyper if you suit your stride. Just be careful as you go. 
Just kind of get used to it first. From a pricing perspective, this will depend on your region and 
your model as well. I’ll leave current information below the video here, so you can go in there and 
choose the different models. But in summary, one of the questions that I kept asking myself is, is 
this cheating? Look, I don’t think so. It’s more like saving your legs for the bit that matters. 
One of the things that I did realize is you should be wearing comfortable shoes as well because 
there’s no point you being able to go further if your shoes are not comfortable. So, there’s that 
to consider as well. Ultimately, if this means, you know, actually climbing that last hill for 
that last view to make sure you catch that sunset photo, whatever it is, for me, that’s a win. 
And if you’re skeptical, look, I get it. I was too. But after a 20k in London, kind of all day 
carrying my gear with me, I’m really impressed. It won’t replace fitness, but it definitely stretches 
your day and helps you feel less tired. At a time when a lot of tech feels a bit dull and boring, 
this genuinely pushes a new direction. I can’t wait to see what happens in a year or two years. I 
don’t think this would turn us into athletes, but it doesn’t completely remove the effort, which I 
think is really positive. The simple truth really is this made my day easier and more enjoyable. 
I think when you go into like public transport, then you have to, you know, there’s a little bit 
of a an extra faf to put put it away or if you’re standing in that space, you could wear in public 
transport as well, but it’s just a little help. So, I could focus on on the good bits and and not 
worry about being tired. If that gets more of us outside as well in moving, that’s great. And as 
you saw today, if that means you tick off that one extra landmark, one extra hill, or that one extra 
memory, that’s a massive win. And I can’t wait to see what Hypershell builds next. And to find 
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