US Army Furthers Development of Robotic Suits 233
An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports on advancements in the US military's robotic exoskeleton program. It's being spearheaded by Sarcos, a research laboratory in Utah. The firm has designed the XOS exoskeleton for US Army use, a lightweight frame that gives the user greater strength and endurance. 'With the exoskeleton on and fully powered up, Rex can easily pull down weight of more than 90 kilos, more than he weighs. For the army the XOS could mean quicker supply lines, or fewer injuries when soldiers need to lift heavy weights or move objects around repeatedly. Initial models would be used as workhorses, on the logistics side. Later models, the army hopes, could go into combat, carrying heavier weapons, or even wounded colleagues.'"
Battle of the Future (Score:5, Funny)
No Iron Man tag? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:obligatory quote... (Score:5, Funny)
It's "Get away from her, you bitch!"
Re:Battle of the Future (Score:2, Funny)
I'll bludgeon you to death with that exoskeleton's user person!
..."User person"? Seriously, who writes these things?
Starcraft II (Score:5, Funny)
And here we have another person that will seem to drop off the face of the planet once Starcraft II ships. Please remember not to play for 48 hours without sleep while consuming only nachos and soda, we wouldn't want you to permanently drop off the face of the planet. OK, maybe not "we" but "somebody" out there would care.
Re:No Iron Man tag? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The designing engineers. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Battle of the Future (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Weight of more than 90 kilos? (Score:4, Funny)
Translation: "I've never seen the inside of a gym before."
It's okay, this is an understanding crowd for such things.
nuts (Score:2, Funny)
Re:obligatory quote... (Score:2, Funny)
The 2nd Amendment (Score:5, Funny)
The right to bare Robot arms shall not be infringed!
Re:obligatory quote... (Score:3, Funny)