Exoskeleton Turns Humans Into Terminators.

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[Flavius]

also i forgot to add i agree with you on batteries but i just belive its matter of time

[Calpernia]

[righttackle44]

Unnh—Hey, X-240Z1. I’ve got an itch
right under my shoulder blade. Will you
get an RPG and scratch it for me?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I just sent my boss a request that he buy one for my use at the water plant. Hope he’s in a good mood today!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Qh, and I want one with the Sigourny Weaver operator attachment.

[Lokibob]

Every time something new pops up on Fr, posts like yours appear, saying it would never work.

I remember 3-4 years ago, when articles about hybred cars and electric cars first started , it was about 80% saying it would never happen. Look at todday, with hybreds actually in commercial production.

This is obviously an R&D project, coming off the drawing board and in the prototype stage.

....Bob

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

You haven’t been following the advances in battery power.

With the exoskelton, a rather large battery could be carried.

[JamesP81]

Pair one of these up with software that has learning capability, and you could create generic robots that could be "trained" to do all sorts of different tasks. The only difficulty would be sensors to recognize the work pieces.

You can forget that learning capability. Everything we see in scifi about computers that learn and self-program is beyond the capabilities of the present hardware. Your software cannot exceed the capabilities of your hardware. True AI will require fundamental advances in hardware over what we have now.

I've been writing code for my entire professional career and if there is one thing I've learned, it's that the very best computer in the world is the one sitting between your ears. I've also learned that computers in their current form do not mimic the functions of the human brain even slightly.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Every time something new pops up on Fr, posts like yours appear, saying it would never work."

And usually I am right along with you in castigating the naysayers---but in this case, the naysayers are right. The batteries to drive this gizmo simply do not (and are not likely to ever) exist.

And the difference between "hybrid" cars and "electric" cars is the difference between possible and impossible.

[Wonder Warthog]

"You haven’t been following the advances in battery power."

Wrong. I follow advances in battery power pretty closely, and I've seen no battery technology that stands a chance of success here.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Then, you’ll be free to short the first exoskelton IPO.

[mamelukesabre]

WHo the he11 cares about batteries??

With the muscle power afforded by the exoskeleton, they could strap a gasoline generator to your back and a gas tank too. You could still run 4 minute miles with all that luggage on your back.

Now, I remember some crazy guy building a suit of armor that was supposedly “grizzly proof”. If they could combine the grizzly armor with the exoskeleton, they would really have something.

[piytar]

Um, non-hybrid electric car are very possible and do in fact exist. Some are even still sold commercially. Not pracitcal price-wise for most, but to say “electric” cars are impossible is just plain absurd.

Likewise with this tech. Not cost effective yet, it’s a prototype, etc., but tech. keeps evolving.

Also, you have to wonder what the military already has. After all, true stealth was nay-sayed as impossible by many until the F-111A was revealed literally years after it had entered service...

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

An obvious application is a strength magnifier for workers in extended-care homes. A 90 lb woman could lift a former line-backer out of bed with no problem.

BTW, for any location-specific application, battery power will not be an issue. Even today’s batteries would provide hours of use — and a charging station would be located nearby. It would just be a matter of swapping batteries.

I’m amazed at the agility of the prototype. I’ve been reading about exoskeletons for years & I always pictured early versions moving like a zombie, or like a kid playacting a robot.

This will be a world-changing technology in short order. For one thing, exoskeletons will boost productivity in labour-intensive jobs so much that no one will ever "need" to hire another illegal immigrant.

[BenLurkin]

[Lokibob]

“And the difference between “hybrid” cars and “electric” cars is the difference between possible and impossible.”

Tesla Motors is taking orders for their new all electric car.

range with a 3.5 hour charge -—230 miles

Performance —— 0-60 in 4 seconds.

Driving cost -— About a penny a mile.

Sure, the price is a lot ($98K), but for that money you get performance equal to a porche 911 (0-60 in 3.8 seconds).

And you have to wait... The 2008 models are sold out.

Seems like the impossible (your words) has arrived.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

.....Bob

[Westlander]

THIS WILL DEFINITELY IMPROVE THE WIFE'S PRODUCTABILITY>

[Kirkwood]

I can’t help but laugh at people like you. Zero vision of the future and terminally stuck in the past. Buy any good buggy whips lately? I’m surprised you own a computer and not a stationery set.

[Sensei Ern]

Cue Black Sabbath.

[BenLurkin]