We were sold on (and slightly terrified of) the Sarcos XOS exoskeleton from the moment we first saw it show off its superhuman capabilities
on video late last year, but if you just can't get enough of it you'll definitely want to hit up the ever-dependable Popular Science, which has now totally blown things out with the full story behind the suit, complete with some great new pics of it. As if that wasn't enough, the piece also includes some tidbits about some of Sarcos' future plans, including word that the Army plans to begin field-testing the XOS by 2009, and that the company intends to kick off a new research program this summer tasked with developing a new generator that'll be capable of powering the suit for "hours at a time." Of course, there's plenty more in the six-page feature that we're unable to sum up here, so be sure to hit up the link below for the full story.
posted April 11th 2008 5:04PM
Awesome? Now tell me how to get my profile picture to work.
Click your name, and log in at your profile. You will then see a "profile picture" option. Then upload your avvie.
doesn't work. says it'll be updated in 5 mins. but never is. wasn't working before site update, isn't working after site update.
Hmm... What kind of picture you are trying to upload?
Be sure it is 64x64 pixels and JPEG.
My avvie is like that.
it's a 64x64 jpeg.
Have you tried it here?
http://www.blogsmith.com/profile/1896362/
woot! being an annoying bastard does pay off! thanks Tinu, that worked.
Hell, I just want to figure out who to contact if I forgot my login altogether.
what's the helmet for?
Dramatic effect.
It's in case there's a software bug and the machine decides you want to hit yourself in the face.
And yes, I'm being totally serious.
Huge balls FTW!
in the video theres some halo type mockups,
i want one of them because of that alone
now if only it can be slimmer smaller the you can walk like an android
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If you remember a post about hard disks in a competing blog, 250 GB hard disks were the size of a small bus 40 years ago, now we can put hundred times more in our everyday Ipod Nano's. Imagine that bulky exoskeleton in 20 years, it would be implanted under the epidermis.
I hope, for humanity end any pain of being disabled in our lifetime, even though we may have to sacrifice not having 3G Iphone for that.
i wish my ipod nano HAD a 250gb ...let alone hundreds of times that much storage.
oops, meant MB
not GB
@aytunc
uhhh, if you put an exoskeleton under the epidermis, then it kind of defeats the purpose of it being an EXOskeleton, doesn't it?
The scary thing with a suit that gives you super strength is if it malfunctions and decides you told it to spin your arm 360 degrees.
I had an itch on my nose, now I have no face. :(
Whoops!
I crushed my iPhone.
That's a serious issue. That's why it needs to be designed such that it physically can't do things like bend your arm the wrong way.
However, nothing prevents a software bug from, say, deciding to make you hit yourself in the face with superhuman strength. That's why the dude is wearing a helmet.
I imagine it must have a huge number of safety interlocks. I wonder if there's a scream sensor that shuts it down if the operator, you know, screams?
That article was just painful to read. They keep talking about Iron Man too much, and I was never a big fan.
Batman > Iron Man
Carmageddon > Batman > Iron Man
Agree completely. Give me the dirt on the XOS. Leave me alone with Iron Man.
XOS looks like it's pretty far from being actually useful...
Bomberman approves.
I don't really know if your fat butt can join the army alone...
:-D
(joke.)
It may let you lift heavy things...but does it impress chicks in the same way?
o yes o yes it does!
Can't wait to get one for bowling night. Two balls at once!
"Two balls at once!"
ewww
Does it play blu-ray?
Will it blend?
Does it play Doom?
I, for one, welcome our exoskeleton human-controlling overlords.
Is that the Mark 1?
Somehow the image of an old lady wearing one of these at Superstore scares me...
and...being an idiot i clicked the reply button for one post above, my bad =_=;
Nice! I could think of a thousand different uses with this. Taking in all the groceries at once is one of them.
Can I play Doom in it?
(Can I get a ruling on if that is an acceptable variant?)
the original isn't acceptable and neither are variants
FAIL
cool, but i'm waiting to buy a mechwarrior
well just put some armor on it and then get a gun and bam! instant mech
No, instant killdozer with legs
You mean a BattleMech, damnit! Mechwarriors are the pilot. And we don't have the neural interface to let the pilot handle balancing and reflexes yet, this is all based off muscular actions.
To quote a famous documentary:
"Get away from her you BITCH"
And... It's related to here how?
The documentary I am talking about is called "Aliens" and the quote is from the point where Ripley walks out in a military exoskeleton to do battle with the alien queen.
Very relevant.
damn she kills that momma alien good
remember the yellow cargorobots in alien 2 ?
they should build them for real!
can't imagine why it is not possible ...
way cooler than this toy :)