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Sodium Phosphate
Gallente
Ganja Labs
Insurgency
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Posted - 2008.04.15 02:13:00 -
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Edited by: Sodium Phosphate on 15/04/2008 02:13:46
 Originally by: MAXSuicide
it seems pretty mobile to me.. and tbh what he's done with not much of a budget is pretty ******* great when government throw millions away to get nowhere over decades
I'll admit I can think of some situations where that suit might be practical, like door busting operations and as a first one in kind of situation. But tbh there is better and more lightweight pieces of armor that I'd rather have my men wear on the field. Unless that oval on the helmet is a camera, and the inside has a HUD, that helmet restricts your view way too much. The suit has to weigh more that 40lbs, so there is no way a soldier will carry the standard pack he wears today with that on, just a gun and ammo with a little extra.
I'll give him props to make a cheap suit. But there are reasons why the DoD puts so much money in stronger smaller things, not plastic juggernaut armor.
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Cipher7
Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2008.04.15 02:45:00 -
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If you can build an exoskeleton why not just build a robot to do all the fighting.
Maybe not for "peacekeeping" but you could definitely make a robot you can drop anywhere in the world and have it waste anything that moves.
Imagine, bomber flies over target, drops 10 bombs, plus 1 robot, bombs go off, robot floats down on parachute programmed to kill anything that moves in a 500 yard radius until battery runs out or say 1 week.
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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Minmatar
GoonFleet
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2008.04.15 05:27:00 -
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Originally by: Cipher7
If you can build an exoskeleton why not just build a robot to do all the fighting.
Maybe not for "peacekeeping" but you could definitely make a robot you can drop anywhere in the world and have it waste anything that moves.
Imagine, bomber flies over target, drops 10 bombs, plus 1 robot, bombs go off, robot floats down on parachute programmed to kill anything that moves in a 500 yard radius until battery runs out or say 1 week.
That would violate the 2nd law of robotics 
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Amarr
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Posted - 2008.04.15 05:44:00 -
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Originally by: Cipher7
If you can build an exoskeleton why not just build a robot to do all the fighting.
Maybe not for "peacekeeping" but you could definitely make a robot you can drop anywhere in the world and have it waste anything that moves.
Imagine, bomber flies over target, drops 10 bombs, plus 1 robot, bombs go off, robot floats down on parachute programmed to kill anything that moves in a 500 yard radius until battery runs out or say 1 week.
cause it would be hard to make an ai that can navigate any terrain, as well as identify threats and act as quickly as the human mind is capable of reacting currently. I mean asimo has trouble with stairs. I posted a vid the other day of a 4 legged robot that walked well, but it doesn't compare to this suit really.
In the mean time exoskeletons are the way to go for any sort of mech type suit.
plus once that level of ai is achieved and the war with the robots start we'll have to rely on out exosuits to take them down ;).
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Posted - 2008.04.16 21:28:00 -
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Originally by: MAXSuicide
it seems pretty mobile to me.. and tbh what he's done with not much of a budget is pretty ******* great when government throw millions away to get nowhere over decades
Seems like a joke to me too.
He may be covered head to foot but that does not mean he is protected in any meaningful way. Look like he has freaking dirt bike pads on with a couple add-ons for ammo and helmet fans and calls it an armored suit.
I'd be much happier in Dragon Skin Armor (really exists, you can buy it today at reasonable prices)
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Havok Dryke
Golden Gavel Enterprises
The Cooperative
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Posted - 2008.04.17 00:15:00 -
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Originally by: Imperator Jora'h
Originally by: MAXSuicide
it seems pretty mobile to me.. and tbh what he's done with not much of a budget is pretty ******* great when government throw millions away to get nowhere over decades
Seems like a joke to me too.
He may be covered head to foot but that does not mean he is protected in any meaningful way. Look like he has freaking dirt bike pads on with a couple add-ons for ammo and helmet fans and calls it an armored suit.
I'd be much happier in Dragon Skin Armor (really exists, you can buy it today at reasonable prices)
Strap DragonSkin on those armoured versions and you have win squared
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Fraszoid
Caldari
ULTRA VEGA
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Posted - 2008.04.17 01:36:00 -
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I'm sure there is no shortage of military applications for that exoskeleton, but my real interest is in helping disabled people. A good family friend of mine has a bad case of Muscular Dystrophy, and is bound to a wheel chair to get around, and has limited lower body strength. Just a balanced lower chassis would work wonders for people like her to help them get around more easily and be more productive.
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Constantine Arcanum
IMPERIAL SENATE
Pure.
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Posted - 2008.04.17 08:39:00 -
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An exoskeleton would be preferable to a full robot in my opinion because humans are more articulate and nimble than any AI, they are less predictable and have creativity, which would be more valuable in a real life situation. Plus, electronics could easily become damaged by heat or blunt shock, whereas a human protected by the armour could just put up with it.
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TimGascoigne
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Posted - 2008.04.17 11:23:00 -
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I must have one of those right now.............. I will do anything to get one......anything, do you hear me any favor, anytime anyplace!
But speaking more seriously it is entirely possible that one day these exoskeletons are not a new toy but a refined technology and dere I say it may one day become affordable. Think about it you could have stuff in a warehouse able to lift almost any weight. Construction workers able to carry hundreds of bricks around a site. Or Mountain rescue works that can run at high speed for hours on end up hills carrying heavy equipment to reach the damsel in distress you can see why I absolutely cannot wait for this to come of age. |
Vladimir Ilych
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2008.04.17 14:58:00 -
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I am assuming it is electric powered given the lack of an exhaust!
So how long does the battery last? That is the most important question for me. |
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lofty29
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.04.17 20:50:00 -
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Originally by: Sodium Phosphate
Originally by: Sqalevon
Originally by: Jacob Mei
One step closer to the Spartain armor of Halo. Actually I wonder how much longer until we start seeing things like that.
Like this ?
That suit is a freakin joke, just body armor. No strength augmentation and just gets in the way, not to mention a hassle to get to anything.
It's 50lb when fully assembled. US soldiers carry at least that at the moment, and the suit has a lot of the stuff they have to carry built into it, meaning the actual added weight is only about 30lb.
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2 and a half stone. |
Bahhs Deep
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Posted - 2008.04.17 23:06:00 -
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One thing people are forgetting...The way this exoskeleton is setup, it will be able to take the weight of whatever it is carrying off of the "operator". Plus WILL have some kind of weight limit as to how much it can carry either on its' back or with the arms.
Probably some kind of "comibined" weight limit as well. I would imagine the arms might be able to lift somewhere near 500lbs or so, maybe as low as 400lbs. I would assume "backpack" weight would be about the same.
It all really depends on how much weight the entire unit can sustain, and how long the battery lasts. I predict that we will have some ridiculously powerful batteries within the next 20 years or so. I mean hell, look at how the computer and memory cards have come in the past 20 years! |
P'uck
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Posted - 2008.04.18 03:59:00 -
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Originally by: Sqalevon
Originally by: Jacob Mei
One step closer to the Spartain armor of Halo. Actually I wonder how much longer until we start seeing things like that.
Like this ?
that guy has some serious issues.
and he really is serious about that suit oO
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Sqalevon
Masuat'aa Matari
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2008.04.18 07:26:00 -
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Originally by: MAXSuicide
Edited by: MAXSuicide on 15/04/2008 01:44:35
Originally by: Sqalevon
No, I mean something different :)
Let me try and find it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkBEDy3eA1o&feature=related
that?
That's the one ! :)
Thanks
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CCP Whisper
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Posted - 2008.04.18 08:57:00 -
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Well for those of you with a load of disposable income, you may want to rent a working exoskeleton suit for the bargain price of $1000 a month. 2 hours and 40 minutes of battery life...maybe I'll rent one of these next time I have to move house. It would certainly make shifting the furniture up and down stairs a lot easier. No need for a van, just carry the sofa to the new place.
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