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<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... 0821084042" target="_blank">Robot suit helps people walk.</a> It looks a bit too bulky to me, although the final product might take up less space than that prototype in the picture.
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It actually doesent look very bulky. And the final product will probably be half the size. I bet every person with difficulty in walking is hoping they finish it soon. But if the backpack (wich is part of the system) is heavy it might be a problem for some people. And the US army exoskeleton project must have been initiated by some Fallout fan. That system will probably be used in urban warfare scenarios where heavy protection for infantry is most important and useful and the loss of stealth and agility are not a great disadvantage. What is the latest info on that project?
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Sorry GF, but ideas like Power Armor and Exoskeletons have been around since before even the oldest FO designers and/or fans were so much as itches in their pappy's nether regions.Grey Fil wrote:...the US army exoskeleton project must have been initiated by some Fallout fan.
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That would be something like 60´s or 70`s, are you serious? I never found any reference about it before.ideas like Power Armor and Exoskeletons have been around since before even the oldest FO designers and/or fans were so much as itches in their pappy's nether regions
As for the Japanese making smaller stuff, one friend of mine once said something like:
The europeans theorise, the americans build prototypes, the japanese make thousands of miniaturized versions and the chinese millions of illegal copies.
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That's cause it was TEH TOP SEKRET PROJEKT.grey Fil wrote:That would be something like 60´s or 70`s, are you serious? I never found any reference about it before.
Japanese really know what they are doing most of the time... I wonder how they have created such a standard of hard work without revolts (throughout their history) (do they still have an emporer?)
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i think it has something to do with their way of life, it's like obeying and not questioning authorities and the like, Keiretsu and stuffStrapon2 wrote:That's cause it was TEH TOP SEKRET PROJEKT.grey Fil wrote:That would be something like 60´s or 70`s, are you serious? I never found any reference about it before.
Japanese really know what they are doing most of the time... I wonder how they have created such a standard of hard work without revolts (throughout their history) (do they still have an emporer?)
for more details ask the japan experts, i am not that much into japanese culture
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This is a good way to start actually making exoskeleton machines and getting them out on the market. From what I've seen and read, there has been an ongoing attempt to design exoskeletons for the army, for moving heavy objects, etc. Most of the problems have been centered around the back and legs, balancing the load-carrying ability of the machine with actual usability by a human. Starting off by making one for people who aren't try to, say, carry a piano seems like a good idea.
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