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matty
05-16-2008, 01:13 PM
Now this is what I'm talking about!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/15/robotic.soldier.ap/index.html

It's the future, goddammit, where's my exoskeleton??
mrjohnchimpo
05-16-2008, 02:06 PM
me and LD saw a setup like this at Wired's NextFest a couple of years ago at Navy Pier. A little 5 foot tall Japanese lady strapped herself in and picked up and carried this huge guy (had to have been 6 foot, 250 lbs) to a mockup hospital bed (that's the use they were saying it would be best for - patient care). It was crazy!
larryhead
05-16-2008, 11:44 PM
reminds of the suits described in the novel "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein (yes, it became THAT movie).
bighead_42_1090
05-18-2008, 07:32 AM
reminds of the suits described in the novel "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein (yes, it became THAT movie).

"You must be one of those Brain Bugs..."

Newsreel announcer: Crisis for humankind. Fleet officials admit they underestimated the Arachnids' defensive capability.

Newsreel announcer: Accepting responsibility for Klendathu, Sky Marshal Dienes resigns. His successor, Sky Marshal Tehat Maru, outlines her new strategy.

Sky Marshal Tehat Meru: To fight the bug, we must understand the bug. We can ill afford another Klendathu.

Newsreel announcer: Would you like to know more?

...Seems Oscar worthy to me.. :huh: :P