Human Exoskeletons Getting Closer

ColdWetDog writes "It's not Sigourney Weaver tossing aliens about, but The Register has an interesting blurb about a real human-capable exoskeleton that looks pretty cool (Lockheed-Martin press release). Runs for three hours at 3 mph on internal batteries; max speed is 7 mph. Of course, no price is listed but I suppose if you have to ask you can't afford it. Team this up with a Big Dog and you've got the ultimate high-tech cross-country team. Bring your own batteries. Or just wait for your jetpack to arrive."

Yeah but the boot sequence is too complex.

[GrpA]

Seems you have to stand spread-eagle and shout "Power Extreme" to start it up :(

GrpA

Must resist

[dexmachina]

From TFA:

The user can hump 200lb with relative ease while marching in a HULC

So...many...jokes...

Re:Energy density

[feyhunde]

So you're saying we should make our exoskeletons outta meat?

Perhaps some sort of Meat creature we could ride into battle that could carry our armored bodies and heavy weapons?

Re:Why not just put wheels on the backpack?

[pushing-robot]

Why not just put wheels on the backpack? Then you could pull it at ground level no back problems, saves bazillions of dollars.

I can see the product slogan: Real American soldiers don't climb stairs—they level the building.

No thank you

[jlebrech]

I'm perfectly happy with my endoskeleton as it is thank you!!

Oh i can have both! didn't RTFA.

Re:Why America sucks

[KDR_11k]

That's why no power armor is complete without the prerequisite chainsaw sword.

Re:Honda Walking Assist

[hitchhacker]

The Honda Walking Assist device has a rather unique and elegant design:

Unique, sure.. but elegant? It looks like that guy has a robot stuck up his ass.

-metric

Re:Speed

[Lord Pillage]

Give it to Spinal Tap and they'll crank that thing to 11!

Re:Why America sucks

[sledge_hmmer]

But it says a lot about the American people at that one brief moment in time to have chosen someone so at odds with the general zeitgeist.

I know you are BadAnalogyGuy, but I'll give this a try.

What you are trying to say is that America was used to Paris Hilton, and then at one brief moment in time chose to elect Angelina Jolie.

Re:Speed

[Anonymous Coward]

These go to 11. That's one more faster, now isn't it?

Re:Why so shortsighted?

[gatkinso]

I suppose that you also want to view supernova explosions with something other than the ridiculous gelatinous orbs in your skull.

Re:Honda Walking Assist

[Jarik C-Bol]

i'd have to say that looks like the single most uncomfortable thing you could ever do to your balls, in terms of general transportation.

Re:Speed

[JohhnyTHM]

Max speed is 10 not 7.

Until they make one that goes up to 11 I'm not interested.