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Originally posted by BigTwinkyOriginally posted by L_MoSeems to me the way warfare has been evolving that this won't be incredibly useful by the time it's ready for the warfighter. I can't say for certain, but it seems to me that physical strength (of that level) isn't as much of a necessity. I suppose they go on long hikes, but these machines are probably expensive enough that it would be cheaper just to use a jeep...
Either way, definitely some very cool apps in industry! Heavy lifting with grace is incredibly useful.
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Originally posted by SirexAlso think of non miliary applications too, would have great medical applications as well, people with weak bones, muscles etc problem solved.
http://www.livescience.com/technolog...ower_suit.html
New Power Suit Amplifies Human Strength
By Tariq Malik, LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 28 September 2006 03:21 pm ET
Engineers in Japan are perfecting a wearable power suit that amplifies human strength to help lift hospital patients or heavy objects.
Driven by portable batteries, micro air pumps and small body sensors that pick up even the slightest muscle twitch, the Stand-Alone Wearable Power Assist Suit is designed to help nursing home workers lift patients of up to 180 pounds while cutting the amount of strength required in half, project researcher Hirokazu Noborisaka told LiveScience today.
At Wired Magazine's NextFest new-technology forum here, researchers demonstrated walking [Image] and lifting weights [image] in the 66-pound suit, which was developed at the High-Tech Research Center of Japan's Kanagawa Institute of Technology.
"When I wear it, I don't feel that it's heavy at all," said project team member Hiroe Tsukui after stepping out of the power suit. "The sensors can tell the muscle power needed to lift an object."
A network of sensors track the wearer's upper arms and legs and waist-muscle activity, then relay the data to an onboard microcomputer that regulates air flow into a series of inflatable cuffs which expand to amplify lifting strength. The suit supports its own weight and carries a battery lifetime of about 30 minutes.
"We think that 30 minutes is enough time to lift a patient from one place to another," said Noborisaka, who engineered the sensor computing system used in the suit, adding that future versions could help the elderly or disabled walk.
The current model?known as the 2nd Stand-Alone Power Assist Suit?is stronger and more compact than its predecessor, researchers said.
Still want to put one on?
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If they ever have to do the whole super-soldier I-wanna-be-masterchief thing. I hope they don't have the same test results as in the book "The Fall of Reach."
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Originally posted by CarbonFireOriginally posted by ThrashdragonThe one real downside to this is that every time you put one on, a queen alien attacks you in a cargo bay and cuts your android in half.
There will be tons of applications for this....once they can create a truly viable power source for it. Until then, it's fun to keep dreaming[img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/2HARDKOR/maj_massacre.jpg[/img]
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Originally posted by xGoblin013xOriginally posted by rusty99
The Japanese are actually a little ahead of us in this department:
That aside, I'm wondering how much information has been shared between the groups developing the technology.
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