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I can think of no sentence that more sounds like the 2009 I dreamed of than "Dean Karmen showed some video of the impressive, mind-controlled robot arm he's inv

by seldo 17y ago

I can think of no sentence that more sounds like the 2009 I dreamed of than "Dean Karmen showed some video of the impressive, mind-controlled robot arm he's invented". You look at the video and it's clear that the only thing preventing the creation of gigantic robotic exoskeleton battlesuits is budget.

lupin_sansei 17y ago
The Japanese have got some interesting prototype exoskeletons http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25131/Japanese+Exoskeletons.html http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25131/Japanese+Exoskeletons... http://www.c00lstuff.com/798/Japanese_Robotic_Exoskeleton/ http://www.c00lstuff.com/798/Japanese_Robotic_Exoskeleton/
stcredzero 17y ago
Well, that, and they're not very practical. They're big targets, expensive, and don't provide any real advantages in modern combat. Sarcos corporation developed hydraulically actuated arms with full haptic force-feedback interfaces. http://www.sarcos.com/teleop_videos.html http://www.sarcos.com/teleop_videos.html I especially like the little video of the large-size arm casually holding an anvil like it's a mug! If you want mecha, you could do a full-body haptic harness with such existing technology. Make the mecha big enough so that it could contain the pilot and keep his head's orientation the same as the mecha's, and the pilot's own inner ear becomes your dynamic stabilizer! If you want to build a smaller mecha, immobilize the head/neck and put the harness in the belly. It would still have mobility like someone wearing full plate armor.
- berntb 17y ago
  How about... instead of arms, four (or six) legs? Like a dog, but with retractable wheels at the bottom of the feet so it can go a bit faster on flat terrain but use the legs otherwise. Hang on some sensors. For weapon systems, a small turret with a heavy machine gun and maybe a mortar. Or something. In sum, a small jeep that you strap yourself into which can go through any terrain, if it so has to climb. It wouldn't be as visible as a mecha for targeting. Some carrying capacity. It should be able to carry wounded on top. Nah... it would be an inferior version of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206
antidaily 17y ago
The 2008 you dreamed of. Old article.
jonknee 17y ago
They're working on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0X1vyWU6bw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0X1vyWU6bw

by seldo 17y ago

lupin_sansei 17y ago

The Japanese have got some interesting prototype exoskeletons http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25131/Japanese+Exoskeletons.html http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25131/Japanese+Exoskeletons... http://www.c00lstuff.com/798/Japanese_Robotic_Exoskeleton/ http://www.c00lstuff.com/798/Japanese_Robotic_Exoskeleton/

stcredzero 17y ago

Well, that, and they're not very practical. They're big targets, expensive, and don't provide any real advantages in modern combat. Sarcos corporation developed hydraulically actuated arms with full haptic force-feedback interfaces. http://www.sarcos.com/teleop_videos.html http://www.sarcos.com/teleop_videos.html I especially like the little video of the large-size arm casually holding an anvil like it's a mug! If you want mecha, you could do a full-body haptic harness with such existing technology. Make the mecha big enough so that it could contain the pilot and keep his head's orientation the same as the mecha's, and the pilot's own inner ear becomes your dynamic stabilizer! If you want to build a smaller mecha, immobilize the head/neck and put the harness in the belly. It would still have mobility like someone wearing full plate armor.

berntb 17y ago
How about... instead of arms, four (or six) legs? Like a dog, but with retractable wheels at the bottom of the feet so it can go a bit faster on flat terrain but use the legs otherwise. Hang on some sensors. For weapon systems, a small turret with a heavy machine gun and maybe a mortar. Or something. In sum, a small jeep that you strap yourself into which can go through any terrain, if it so has to climb. It wouldn't be as visible as a mecha for targeting. Some carrying capacity. It should be able to carry wounded on top. Nah... it would be an inferior version of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206

antidaily 17y ago

The 2008 you dreamed of. Old article.

jonknee 17y ago

They're working on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0X1vyWU6bw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0X1vyWU6bw