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 | | That technology was first used in Nuytten's breakthrough Newtsuit, which he developed from 1979 to 1986. |
 | | However, that invention and his Hard Suits Inc., the company he founded to manufacture and sell the Newtsuit, were acquired in a hostile takeover by an American company in 1996. |
 | | It led to the Exosuit, which is about one-seventh the weight of the Newtsuit and, at $100,000, sells for about a fifth of what the Newtsuit sells for. |
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