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the company my dad works at have exoskeleton for employees. theirs is more a spring loeaded type. its design to stand up and support you while doing it. if you feel like resting you unclip little legs that become a stool when leaning back

Exoskeletons well never happen for now.

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I can see them being used in place of wheelchairs one day.

I'm tired of the military having such a huge budget just to start and almost immediately can projects like this all the time. Its more of a waste of tax payer's money than if the project finishes and its not quiiiiite as good as projected. Anything, even just lightening the load of a backpack would have been worth the budget. Also, If the size of the power source is the issue, why not scale up the size of the entire unit? Seems unorthodox, sure, but I'm sure there is gotta be some kind of big electric car battery, combustion engine, gas turbine engine or better that has the operation hours and power for what is needed. We can scale it down for commercial use later gradually as technology improves, trying to keep the prototype small and compact will always be more expensive.

They will happen but for combat they make a person to slow and heavy. The only use they will ever get is for carrying large loads long distance, they can make tasks easier but also much more expensive

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"this didnt happen in 10 years so itll never happen" Holy shit, you really arent so smart huh?

for a channel called "Enginomics" you sure like to dismiss anything to do with real engineering. As an actual engineer, I believe exoskeletons are inevitable. Not to the degree where it makes you super human but any sort of advantage out in the field will make all the difference

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I still demand power armor

They happened lol

This hasn’t aged well

Exoskeletons that would be considered feasible for anyone that isn't already handicapped, need a frame that will support what the human frame cannot. You can't design an "exoskeleton" that would lift much more than a normally fit person can already lift. A design that would allow for this is no longer an exoskeleton, it's a walking mechanized vehicle, and the operator is just a rider exerting little of their own strength. There is definitely a market for exoskeletons that will strengthen our weaknesses, and enhance our endurance at certain tasks though. The older I get, the more I look forward to what will be available in the future to keep me active.

We all know perpetual energy is real 😂 So I say it’s a control thing atp

In the 50’s and 60’s they worked on experimental exoskeleton technology, just as Fallout did. They left the idea behind though, but still the creators didn’t keep it up.

This is an extremely stupid video. You may as well just delete it.

hilti does sell 2 exosuit, one to lift heavy tools, the other one to relieve arms when working over the shoulder. 1500$ each

They've already happened

This video aged like cottage cheese left out in the sun...Exos are still on track being developed....czcams.com/video/NCXSnIShzD0/video.html

sounds like just fundamental science progress issue, just making electricity packs more dense.

The military said that stealth helicopters were impractical and can the project. This is one of those things that i believe is very close. May even be here.

Literally showing clips of exoskeletons “Exo skeletons won’t be a thing” Well now there’s where your wrong they already exist and work

Honestly, I don't understand why exosuits/skeletons/armors are so often associated with batteries. Just because it develops force through electric motors doesn't mean it can't have a generator of some kind. Gasoline and diesel are about ten times more energy dense and safer than lithium ion batteries. Don't like to fill your house with CO2? A hydrogen fuel cell's only residue is H2O, it is practically noiseless and it is about 90% more efficient than an internal combustion engine. I guess "gasoline generator" doesn't sound hi-tech or sci-fi enough for many of those fake articles, and most people don't know about hydrogen fuel cells, so it's easier to advertise it as working thanks to TESLA HYPER ULTRA MAX BATTERIES tm. I guess we just aren't meant to have nice things...

Where exoskeletons may have a use is that for humanoid robots. Say such a bot 90% o the time only needs to be able to lift X weight but say 7% of the time it needs to lift 2x and 3% o the time it needs to lift 3x its weight. Rather than having to build three variants or one super version that has more lifting power (and thus cost and weight) one can just build the 1X model and then equip it with an exoskeleton those times it might need to lift that extra weight. A similar argument could be made if the bot needs specialized equipment such a special hands and such. So as we see more and more humanoid bots come upon the scene we might also see an up tick in the use of exoskeletons as well, but created for robot use and not so much human use.

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Imagine a couple of decades as modern militarys begin to adopted exo skeletons for heavier weapon systems.

you know what... your claim is just as exaggerated as the video/articles you dismay, will never happen? it will happen, and of course its use will be different than it's portrayal, at least at first, they will be used to make some specific scenarios much approachable (like the suits that bomb disposal experts use) like close combat or entering a building full of unknown units (which is highly dangerous even for the best of units) of course even now robots are the better viable option but they are not (just like exo skeleton soldiers) a magic bullet, so... i assure you we will see limited use working units (for the military) in less than three years,

Re: battery limitations. I know this is a pretty fundamental problem but surely there are contexts where being tethered to a power source isn't out of the question. Like working on a garbage truck for instance

The title is a little misleading. Mech suits might not be a thing any time soon. But non powered exoskeletons are in use and are a great help today. Especially in manual labor and repeated work movements. I had a chance to try out some and the price is the only limiting factor to a wide spread implementation imo. It would be cool to be able to pick up a pallet of materials and all, but I am just glad all the hype actually brought innovation at this point.

So what I get from this the only thing lacking is power supply. The development is held back due limited power/time.

not true. i developed one. mine would work but i dont have 100k to build it.

I see more value in indirect combat applications like artillery, navy gun loaders, mechanics or maybe even tank loaders. A man being able to lift a 200 300 or maybe even 400 lbs shell like its nothing could not only make bigger guns more viable but make current guns even more efficient.

They just made one three weeks ago designed for military a police use, we still don't know if it'll be used, but it really should be.

Anything can be made reality with the right minds and determination. What didn’t work in the past simply requires new avenues of thought to lead to innovative solutions

Oh it will happen soon. The exoskeletons made today aren't designed well enough and there's not enough imagination and research put into them. I already made a sophisticated one. I lift car engines and move very heavy stuff around the house with it. It's nearly as strong as a forklift but I can run, jump and move almost as easily as a normal person. Powered by two custom made miniature gasoline engines. Only issue is cooling and the super complex system of tiny hydraulics. It's not impossible. Was thinking about incorporating flight into it but I'm not a aerospace engineer so I'm out of luck lol.

The US marines? Trialled a quadruped walkover as a pack mule and it was denied primarily due to cost. No exoskeleton vs no superhuman exoskeleton are 2 vastly different restrictions. Even lightening the skeletal load on a trooper by having a support system with a few kilos of batteries supporting 20-40% of the carried weight would be a huge advantage for the average squaddie. That means more ammo, more supplies and less train on the average person

Good! More time to focus on power armor.^^

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you lost they made exoskeletons

ExoM Up-Armoured Exoskeleton?

If you're not trying to reconstruct the Astartes from 40K, there are uses for Exoskeletons in a military capacity. A light augmenting exoskeleton would take a load off; literally. The military has had issues with the size of soldier kits for a long time now, exoskeletons solve that. You can have a couple of dudes dragging a long a lot of supplies for their squad, especially in terrains where you can't take a vehicle in easily, like mountainous terrain. And that's just frontline logistics. The rest of the logistical chain would very much like exoskeletons to take a load off of lifting and moving objects.

True. Why create expensive experimental Exosuites while a swarm of cheap drones controlled by an AI and a 3D printer-fabricator is cheaper 10-fold???

I wouldn't say they'll "Never happen" but they're certainly on hold for the moment

I've been mulling over a new type of unit to complement the Army's new doctrine that I'm calling the Heavy Assault Infantry which would be given to the "Penetration" elements under the new doctrine. It would be specialized for closing with and destroying heavily fortified targets and MOUT. The focal point of this unit is a new vehicle concept, the Heavy Engineering and Assault Vehicle or HEAVe. This vehicle would essentially be a turretless tank, more heavily armored than current main battle tanks, except it trades a large gun for troop carrying capacity and engineering capabilities, such as a front plow and a MICLIC launcher operated via CROWS. It would also have a CROWS operated Mk 19 grenade launcher and .50 caliber machine gun. It would be extremely heavily armored on the front, sides and top to ensure survivability in urban terrain. The vehicle would have 3 crewmen: Driver, Lieutenant Commander (who commands the vehicle upon dismount) and CROWS Gunner. It would be able to carry these 3 crew and 11 dismounts who represent a Heavy Infantry squad. The dismount squad has the same structure as the current Army infantry squad but with an organic combat engineer added for each fire team. The combat engineers would be armed with a carbine as well as a portable breaching shotgun, breaching charges, and any other task appropriate equipment such as battering rams, detcord, sledge hammers, ladders and bolt cutters. This addition of combat engineers to organic infantry squads would give extra tactical solutions at the squad level as well as increase the firepower of the squad as a whole.

I think they should be given to support gunners it would help carry extra ammunition and the lmg

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Once we figure out nuclear fusion we will have them.

They are already here. Granted, they are not primary equipment because robotics will do most things at a lower cost than an exosuit can, but powered armor exists. The question is, what is your definition of an "exosuit". Its low yield power, basically just for stability and some locking joints to disperse weight during movement and to improve carrying capacity. Its also questionable if the agility reduction is worth it, but suits being tested for people with a disability grants them cababilities such as, you know, walking when you cant walk.