I had read about these exoskeletons before, but I hadn’t seen a video of them in action and assumed they were much more unwieldy than they look here. I’ve read so many novels where such armor was imagined. Amazing.
I had read about these exoskeletons before, but I hadn’t seen a video of them in action and assumed they were much more unwieldy than they look here. I’ve read so many novels where such armor was imagined. Amazing.
*sigh* video doesn’t work for me :(
Wow. Just… wow. SF tech, here we come, step by step.
The weird thing is, I did a report on these back in Junior High (mid-70s). They were being developed by GM for use in their factories.
Back then, of course, they didn’t have the computer-aided motion (which I believe was actually first developed for prosthetic limbs) in the joints, making them unwieldly and prone to tipping over. Imagine my surprise when I saw marines using GM-style exoskeletons in “Aliens”. I actually jumped up and down and squealed.
The new ones, however, are much more compact and mobile, which is a vast improvement! Thanks for posting the video. ;o)