posted by admin on Jul 24
The Exoskeleton is here!!!!!!
No, that’s not the name of the baddie after new Spiderman - it the name of a revolutionary new piece of equipment that could help to improve logistics in difficult areas, and help save lives (and time).
Basically, it is worn by a human being over their clothes (hence the name exo-skeleton) and enhances their muscular ability as the hydraulic motors within the suit react to the body’s current movements - amplifying their effect.
Using this technique it has been reported that the wearer can easily lift around 90kg weights repeatedly without tiring at all.
Who thought of that?
The Research and Development department of Raytheon Sarcos in Salt Lake City started this ball rolling, and are now looking to improve it for use in the military - allowing soldiers to fix heavy machinery in the field and carry supplies or survivors out of danger and maybe over long distances.
President of Raytheon Sarcos also speculates that if these seem as useful as is hoped, they will be commercially available in the near future - they just need to develop a mobile and efficient power source for the suits outside of the labs……….
The future…..
It is quoted by BBC Focus that not only will these be in production later this year - but they are also considering a ‘flying’ version, where a small motor and gliding device are added to the suit…….
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