Robotic Exoskeleton with video-Amazing

[broberfett]

Check this out. Exosquad.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=109_1195663753

 

[SeerSGB]

One more step towards powersuits and mechs...

...go science.

Now where is my Veritech?

 

[Meredith]

I want a Gundam please!




I got a very much "Ghost in the Shell" battle armor feel to it.


Armed Suit

heh

 

[MIB]

As impressive as that is, our current level of battery and energy production technology place powered suits beyond the realms of practicality. I can't imagine those things would be good for more than a few hours on the field at the very most. For combat, that isn't good enough. Back on base however, I could see them being used alot like the power loader from Aliens. God knows I'd love to have one of those babies at my place of work.

To make them suitable for combat, we'd need to develop better batteries- or even better- a small, relatively light, high-output power plant. Something that would keep them going for at least a couple of days without having to stop by the nearest power outlet.

 

[SamuraiBlue]

Those things aren't really new since Japan have been doing research concerning powered suits thingys since 1991.
Here are some photos that were announced at a trade show in 2001.

The kicker is that the original intention for research was to develop a way in assisting caretaking of elders by elders.

 

[HULK]

Suit is interesting but it will take some time for puny humans to reach Hulk's strength level.

 

[flux_29]

The beginings of HALO's Spartans.

 

[Roshi]

Call me Master Chief!

 

[farmkid]

And in version 2.0, there will be a neural interface so that it just does whatever you think. You don't even have to move your limbs yourself! Ah, perfection!

 

[broberfett]

They plan on having the thing move on its own eventually. You might get plugged and the thing can walk you back to base. Or you can get out and go for a leisurely walk while it does the mission.

 

[Mallory]

I want one of those for the next time I have to move.

 

[Santaman]

More tech that can break down on the battlefield, one little EMP bomb and you've got an army of scrapmetal..

 

[Zachary Smith]

Why not design it with a remote interface? No need to have the soliders in the exoskeleton at all. They could be miles away, receiving visual input from cameras in the "eyes" of the suit and respond accordingly, safe and secure from any risk at all as the suit reacts to their commands remotely. Shielding communications bwtween the soldiers and the suits on the battlefield might be a chore but probably easier done than building the suit in the first place.

 

[Jarvis]

This stuff would be lighter and faster;

http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/successes/ss/9-066text.html

But as has been hinted at on this thread it's still gonna be cheaper to use teenagers...