http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/ The Future Is Here Today...Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-29283 eddiequest Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:51:46 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-29283 Imagine running up the side of K2 - the first cyborg to scale a high peak. I wonder how well the batteries and servos would function in cold condition. Imagine running up the side of K2 – the first cyborg to scale a high peak. I wonder how well the batteries and servos would function in cold condition.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-32817 eddiequest Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:51:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-32817 Imagine running up the side of K2 - the first cyborg to scale a high peak. I wonder how well the batteries and servos would function in cold condition. Imagine running up the side of K2 – the first cyborg to scale a high peak. I wonder how well the batteries and servos would function in cold condition.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-24535 Army’s HULC Exoskeleton To Test at End of 2010, Hints at Industrial/Medical Uses | Singularity Hub Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:45:40 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-24535 [...] as I mentioned when I discussed HULC earlier in the year, there are some hurdles to military application that are unlikely for the device to ever overcome. [...] [...] as I mentioned when I discussed HULC earlier in the year, there are some hurdles to military application that are unlikely for the device to ever overcome. [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-16660 Riley Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:52:58 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-16660 Imagine the tactical possibility for breaching doors in urban environments. If even 1 or 2 members in a team were equipped with armored exo suits, they could be made practically immune to small arms fire, making for a much safer breach. Imagine the tactical possibility for breaching doors in urban environments. If even 1 or 2 members in a team were equipped with armored exo suits, they could be made practically immune to small arms fire, making for a much safer breach.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-32816 Riley Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:52:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-32816 Imagine the tactical possibility for breaching doors in urban environments. If even 1 or 2 members in a team were equipped with armored exo suits, they could be made practically immune to small arms fire, making for a much safer breach. Imagine the tactical possibility for breaching doors in urban environments. If even 1 or 2 members in a team were equipped with armored exo suits, they could be made practically immune to small arms fire, making for a much safer breach.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-13168 HULC l’exosquelette @ Guy DOYEN Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:48:54 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-13168 [...] Singularity Hub Matériel [...] [...] Singularity Hub Matériel [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-13149 Lumbles Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:40:32 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-13149 Mini-Mech. Mini-Mech.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/28/lockheed-martins-exoskeleton-to-get-more-power-video/#comment-13142 marcel Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:56:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11451#comment-13142 Well, there is one thing that no drone will be able to do in the foreseeable future - show presence on the ground and have contact with the population. You might be able to fight a pure air war - but to stabilize a country you need the soldier on the ground. With body armour, equipment, and weapons the average soldier in Afghanistan carries about 40-60kg of load. I am a German army officer, so I now what it means to carry such a load - especially in thin air and high temperatures. In order to better perform in combat while still having the ballistic protection and equipment you need, you simply need superhuman strength. If you have ever tried to run with 50kg and then accurately shoot, you'll know what I'm talking about.<br>If this exoscelleton really works as promised, I would give an arm and a leg for it..... but considering Germanys defense budget, I'll probably get one when the US introduces the invisible nanosuit :-( Well, there is one thing that no drone will be able to do in the foreseeable future – show presence on the ground and have contact with the population. You might be able to fight a pure air war – but to stabilize a country you need the soldier on the ground. With body armour, equipment, and weapons the average soldier in Afghanistan carries about 40-60kg of load. I am a German army officer, so I now what it means to carry such a load – especially in thin air and high temperatures. In order to better perform in combat while still having the ballistic protection and equipment you need, you simply need superhuman strength. If you have ever tried to run with 50kg and then accurately shoot, you'll know what I'm talking about.
If this exoscelleton really works as promised, I would give an arm and a leg for it….. but considering Germanys defense budget, I'll probably get one when the US introduces the invisible nanosuit

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