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I want one.

• ramidarigaz 17y ago
  Ok, so maybe the comment wasn't constructive, but isn't that what you all think when you watch the video? Oh well. I'll try to make up for it! One of the reasons this seems so awesome to me is that it could replace the forklift, winch, pulley, or any given lifting/pulling/etc. based device. Wouldn't it be so much easier to just lift something and carry it, rather than loading it onto a forklift and then driving the forklift? It's a much more intuitive and easy system.
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  • whatusername 17y ago
    Center of Mass (or just sheer bulk) would surely become an issue though. Just because I can lift 1000kg of heavy material - doesn't mean that I can life a big box that weight without tipping over. (Obviously you could make the suit incredibly heavy - like say as heavy as a forklift - but it would become pretty inefficient to try and move around)
    • ramidarigaz 17y ago
      Two people.
• gurtwo 17y ago
  Ins't there a risk that the exoskeleton produces muscular atrophy?
  • khafra 17y ago
    I'd imagine the Army would still require its soldiers to do physical training without the suit. Commercial applications would start where atrophy is a moot point--like for the elderly and disabled, in Japan.
    • Retric 17y ago
      You could also avoid atrophy by forcing the person to a base level of work. Basically, you do all the work to start and then the machine takes over once you are lifting 10 pounds, so 50 pounds might feel like 15, and 100, like 20. Not only would this prevent atrophy, but it would also extend battery life.
  • billswift 17y ago
    Do a system that could work in "reverse", like the whole body workout gear Bork used at his sister's house in "Brother Death".