What do you mean, "no energy saving over running"?
Think about it. You have no weight on your feet at all, so the impact on knees, ankles, hips and other joints is minimized--saving energy to the point that you could *walk* several miles in the same time it takes you to jog one mile with a lot less effort than jogging. I could see maybe a hinge at the shoulders so you could stand upright without having to lift the front wheel off the ground.
You also seem to ignore the possibilities for carrying a lot more on this than a mere backpack--without carrying that weight on your shoulders.
This thing is ingenious!