Futuristic Exoskeleton Suits Could Revolutionize Soldiers
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2022
- The Exo suits seen in video games like Call of Duty might be a reality soon, but do they really hold up to their abilities, as seen in these video games?
Known as the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit or TALOS for short, this experimental design was intended to give soldiers superhuman strength, endurance, and protection from enemy fire. Though the exact composites and components are still classified, this discontinued project by the US Army was a real-life Exo suit designed to fit around the whole contours of the body.
Using a combination of hydraulics and thermodynamics, the suit would enable troops to run faster for more extended periods while absorbing shock from incoming rounds and shrapnel. The suit would also provide immediate medical aid if the wearer were injured and gave the end-user vital signs such as pulse, heart rate, body temperature, and hydration levels.
Despite all of these high ambitions and promising tests, the US military ultimately scrapped the project in 2019 for undisclosed reasons.
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Hmmmm, “scrapped for undisclosed reasons” is a strange way of saying “now funded through black list military budget”
It was discontinued because it would create muscle imbalances causing pain when the suit would be off
@@toedrag-release buddy if they didnt say it was "scrapped" russia and china would create a countermeasure in 2 months.
@@bionawye9059 Nah, i don't think it's because of this. Infantry with exo-suits are still infantry, they're not impervious to small arms fire. What i think is the real reason, is that it's still very niche equipment which we will see only in small detachments in the future. It took years for protective vests to become economically and logistically sustainable. We need to have a much larger market, with much more competitors if exosuits are to be implemented for infantry as standard or even specialist issue. So far the price of one exosuit is around $100,000.00, it's no sustainable and would either cost the taxpayer tremendous amounts of money or the military will see other drawbacks from budget re-assignment.
@@toedrag-release thats implying they care if you hurt your joints in the first place
@@tazrgoober6893 they do if all their soldiers wind up with joint pain amd arent able to run properly. They can face legal issues as well.
"severe laceration detected"
"Morphine administered"
Private!!!! stop cutting yourself
A quote from Love death robots?
@@irtezakhan7869 it's a warning health message from the HEV suit from Half-Life
We’re going back to Normandy days WOOO
Like Rick's elecrronic spine
They probably have still continued it, just said that it's discontinued so that enemies don't have countermeasures against them.
Edit: god this has created a revolutionizing war in the comments
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No its because it wasn’t useful at all
@@thelordofnuggets629 Damn...
It was the awful battery life and the fact that walking around with 100+ lbs of dead weight would be impossible. The only other option was to leave it behind.
@@JohnVeritas I mean, you never know, governments have a lot of secret projects that the normal public don't know about. What I said is probably true and I also think all the information about the exoskeleton is false and only the government knows the truth.
"might be a reality soon"
later: it was scrapped in 2019
Yeah I was just about to comment that.
I hate these kind of CZcamsrs that smear lies into your face to keep you watching the video
youtube short's plot twist 😆
Lmao they most definitely did not “scrap the project for undisclosed reasons” they’re probably still working on it just don’t want our enemies knowing everything the US Military is up to
You want to know the reason? What happens to a 100+ lb exo suit when the 30 minute battery dies?
U put in another one.
Its already incredibly impractical and yes, once the battery dies you're stuck. Only a single battery might weigh as much as the suit itself so don't dream about having multiple.
Or he gets a hydraulic leak
@@ThanhHoang-xi4qk so you’re going to carry 100 lbs of batteries on an op inn connection with your 100 lb exoskeleton and 100 lbs of conventional gear?
@@HaloDude557 Isn't there a way to power something like this using the movement itself?
“I always come back”
Us soldier1: what was that?
Us soldier2: must be the wind
I swear I heard about this "coming soon" in 2016, it's literally 2022 and people are still saying the same thing.
@Deadpoppin Well, atleast that project is still going on.
Actually, the concept has been around a lot longer. The "hardiman" exosuit was around in the 1960's. Even before that there were earlier concepts.
Many things we thjnk are new, have been around a lot longer, and the powers that be tend to throw some breadcrumbs here and there.
They like to bring back up and tease us about upcoming technologies, then they make seem hush hush, then bring it back up again.
Like global warming. It's always 5-10 years away lol
They had the first ones already built around 20 years ago. Must be getting close to usage if it's been "discontinued" (aka top secret)
They're using them in secret.
Discontinued because it caused muscle imbalances that can lead to pretty bad joint pain like patella femoral pain symdrome. Wile an exoskeleton sounds great on paper our bodys muscles and tendons are meant to respond in unison with eachother. We curl our biscep and we extend our tricep if we had a machine so that our bicep muscle was assisted our biscep wouldnt develop properly leading to our tricep being stronger this would cause joing pain in your elbow same for your legs
That's long term degradation of the muscle... 'use it or lose it'.
That doesn't apply here; considering they aren't using it long term, are still *somewhat* using their muscles, and are all demanded to keep physically fit regardless.
@@aeureus not really if youre using this on patrol its definetly long enough to cause such imbalances especially when dealing with such heavy weights. You might be able to get away with an hour a day but 8 hours everyday for weeks is for sure enough to cause problems especially when it comes to your legs. If one side of you quad is too strong the other side atrophies this causes knee pain and is pretty common occurence with runners this exoskeleton would exasubate that by a considerable margin. A minor fix is physiotherapy however it can also lead to surguries on the knee scraping cartilidge also surguries to losen the tendons. Theres already been studies with exoskeletons causing these problems with civilian use its well documented and takes like a 2 second google search.
Would a exo suit connected to your nervous system solve the problem as both will definitly work in unity?
@@little_lord_tam that's extremely complex and dangerous biomechanics and augmentation quite far beyond us now, and no it won't.
@@little_lord_tam Lol theoretically if none of you muscles had to be used because it was contolled via your mind then yes it would work. The biggest issue with these designs is that its basically strapped to your outer leg causing that part of your leg to atrophy however your inner leg muscle is still working albiet not as much this happening so much leads your legs developing improperly your inner leg will start to overcompensate to support your outer leg. This leads to bad knee pain, hip pain and lower back pain and can even results in needed surguries. Its better for a soldier to to walk with the weight your muscles develop in unison to be able to handle the weight.
I remember what the problem was: it took the strain out of one part of the body and put it on another.
Yea I know what youre talking about. I think I saw somewhere that this thing fucks up your lower back
I guess if it properly supported the lower back, the transfer of force might cause issues further up the spine, up to the point where it has to support the head as well? If so, that point you've got to figure out how to let the person have reasonable mobility for their head and vision (look up down left right) while safely supporting the spine AND not cause brain injuries with jerky motion ....
Yeah, its have to be proven completely independently move without human first, or else it just like u said
Spine wasnt strong enough
@@thewhitewolf58
In other words...bad design at best.
Video: this exo suit might become a reality
Same video 30 seconds later: the project has been cancelled
Probably discontinued because it would be to expensive to mass produce
@StarFish you don’t give every freaking soldier a tank
exactly, u nailed it. the government doesn't think that a soldiers life is worth millions lol
@@dagoat2596 you underestimate the wastefulness of the USG.... the TSGLI is 1 million in combat. The bootcamp is already 40k just to ship you there with issue, the average training evolution, non spec op is several hundred thousand.
The M16A2 is 2000 dollars not including attachments, the M16A4 is 4000, not including attachments like the 2000 dollar ACOG or the 900 dollar PEQ14 or the 120 dollar KABAR, or the 1200 AN/PVQ7B.
All already dangerously overpriced compared to civilian equivalents that are better.
The body armor total for plates and all are 5000 dollars for the set, an equivalent and better rated AR500 body armor is only 300. A stacked DDM4 is barely 1600 with optics. Trust me, the government dont care how much it costs
Nah it's cause the battery life issue. US soldiers already have about 75k they're carrying
@@bilbocoffeman1392 battery is a different technology, they can still work on the suit itself for better efficiency and practicality.
Battery technology will evolve automatically theirs are a lot of private players so the government don't need to waste money on it
"Could be a reality soon".
"The project has been scrapped"
Maybe, the military just decided steroids were cheaper!!!
SEALS don't need exosuits when they have meth
@@camelusdromedarius3789 marine raiders don’t need meth went they got
C r a y o n s
@@echo3568 Just wait until they learn that sniffing sharpies gives them a 28% boost to all physical activities. They'll be unstoppable
@@echo3568 This physically made me laugh, you win the comment section 🏆
The nazis thought meth was a great way to make super soldiers.
"Combination of hydraulics and thermodynamics" Buddy no need to tell me you have no idea what the words coming out of your mouth mean.
I know what they mean lol
This would be awesome for anyone who works in construction.
Talos... TALOS HAS BLESSED US ONCE AGAIN
Snuy
*insert elder scrolls joke here”
May talos guide our swor- I mean bullets.
Hopefully it comes with a fus ro dah option.
*Heimskr's screaming intensifies*
Newer exo suits have a shout option in which users can blow ppl away w their voice
Cool down between shouts decrease by 25%
When you put it on it says: welcome to the HEV mark4 for hazardous environment conditions 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Lmao True Gordon Freeman will like it
(EMP does off)
Your entire army can physically not move at all
*takes off exo suit in middle of a battle*
**takes off suit**
Ah so what was that? Something about an emp or smthn?
@@aeureus but you can’t move 100lbs with your arm.
@@user-th5fy8bg9c exactly
@@user-th5fy8bg9c you don't think they put in safeties? Plus, where did you get that weight factor from? It's an arm that you're moving, not an entire goddamn hippo rofl.
In 2021 French army started to developpe an Exosuit covering the back and legs to make soldiers less tired and walk longer without having to stop.
"Why didn't they put it into production?"
"Bean counters didn't thought a soldiers life was worth 300 grand."
Batman Begins (2005)
BROOO TALOS IS THE BEST FUCKING NAME FOR THOSE!
I’m a nerd alright? The Talos Principle you play as a robot, in Skyrim the War God is named Talos. There’s even more examples out there but I don’t feel like listing them or looking them up
I know a couple ppl who have contracted under DARPA & are big gamers. Acronym references like that are often intentional & fun little project inserts.
Discontinued = we didn't want to pay that much
After pouring in so many tax dollars for developing.
I work on exosuits as my job so this was a nice recommendation from CZcams
"For undisclosed reasons"
Were 20-30 years away from even being remotely close to making that viable.
Praise Talos
It was scrapped because the exo-suits became like spring-lock suits and would start collapsing into the wearer or activate in a way that would severely harm the user and simply couldn’t be fixed with the current technology
🦇Wayne:
"So, why wasn't the exoarmour issued to the troops?"
🦇Fox: "Because the government bean counters didn't believe a soldiers life is worth $300k!" 🦇
Because it had a battery life of 30 minutes and after that you are a sitting duck.
I think I remember this a few years back where it initially was meant with people with body problems or injuries and this exo suit should help them move better as a normal person, but the article later says that it is now fully taken off from that project and transferred into a military funded project instead.
Honestly I think it's pretty cool and interesting to see if it's ever release for the troops, but a part of me hopes it will still be released for the people who need it the most medically speaking.
"Blood loss detected. Morphine administered."
But really, with all the knee and back problems caused by all the weight they carry, this should be perfected asap.
"Protect the shins at all cost." "Well what about the knees?" "Fucke em"
This would of been handy in world War 1 and 2
Reloading!
Recharging!
...
Talos was supposed to be a suit filled with a proprietary gel which turned hard like steel when subjected to high pressure. This would have allowed the wearer easy mobility and also bullet proofing.
Elite special ops teams usually consist of older vets that have a ton of combat training and experience. So it would make sense to develop this tech and use it for assistance due to their most experienced soldiers aging
"Scrapped for undisclosed reasons"
Soldiers got snapped.
Suits like that are available in Japan for over 15 years for now, they’re mostly used in construction work and rehabilitation therapy
Exo suits already exist, some car factory workers get them to reduce work injuries
Realized that enemy just started taking head shots and got accurate . I would shoot at knees, your knee would be gone , would be quickly captured by enemy in first engagement. Malfunctioning units bent wearer backwards and snapped backs all while monitoring vitals.
The "undisclosed reasons" was the fact that egg heads secretly (and ilegally) funneled the funds into a stealth helicopter project (the Comanche) that was also scrapped for "undisclosed reasons" (it was scrapped because people found out where the money I was coming from. And also the fact that the prototype was worthless tactically.)
I think this would have made alot of sense for injured soldiers who have a broken leg to carry on
I will need these when I'm older. My knees are all fubar.
It's all fun in games until your enemy has cheap NNEMP devices, or you get pinned down for a few hours and are out of battery. Also if the exosuit gets damaged or malfunctions it could lead to incapacitation or severe injury. It's worthless when these expensive pieces of equipment are easily beaten by slight changes in military tactic or the usage of new weapons like drones or NNEMPs. Storms can also interfere with those exosuits and cause issues.
A Chinook helicopter once got shot down with a single rocket. It blew half of one propeller blade and made the entire machine flip, crashing down and killing all 27 aboard. One in a million hit with an unguided missile. Does that make chinook absolete?
@@MizantropMan No, but that's a rare occassion. Not every military can land a perfect shot or afford rockets like that. However, NNEMPs are not expensive and do not require direct and/or accurate hits in order to disrupt the exosuits. Also, as I said, a slight change in military tactic or even bad weather can render them useless in combat, which doesn't occur with a chinook. It's also meant to be mass produced, rather than a quality build like a vehicle (Chinook), meaning it will have a higher chance of malfunction and damage. As you said, "one in a million hit". That's incredibly rare, but NNEMPs and flexible military tactics along with thunderstorms aren't rare at all.
**Welcome to the H.E.V Mark 2, designed for use in Hazardous Environments.**
"Hydraulics and thermodynamics"? Immediately skeptical.
safety mode: as energy goes lower, lesser support it gives
Exo suit: I sense you are depressed
Soldier: ???
Also soldier: ahh fluffy rainbows
I think an exo skeleton type thing would be interesting not for crazy power armor stuff but more to be able to take larger weapons that usually have to be mounted on vehicles, and give them the mobility of foot soldier. In difficult terrain were most vehicles would have a hard time operating in you could still have the firepower of an M2 .50cal or maybe a Mark19.
Tbh the last part sounds unreal
Attempting to strap hinges on you knees always causes knee damage in the long run
I definitely want to see this in the civilian market for purposes such as utility work, construction, and for people with bodily and neural dysfunctions like mild cerebral palsy. The application of this device would help millions of people in the world.
Imagine the added logistical nightmare of bringing power to the frontline for those things as well.
No solider would pay out of his pocket for ...
You know it's not discontinued, the fear is the first soldier that dies wearing this apparatus. The enemies will get their hands on this technology! 💯
They might just implement a self destruct feature to get rid of the wearer and the tech once the soldier dies
@@ThePhatFilosopher What if it the apparatus was shoot by accident and exploded with a live soldier wearing it?
It would be better if it exploded if someone ever tried to remove it in an improper way! 💯
Elon Musk already spilled the secret about "Assassin drones" using facial technology!
@@ThePhatFilosopher It wouldn’t be great for the family if their soldier became nothing but dust because of a self destruct feature. Also, there’d a lot of stuff that goes in making that self destruct.
The amount of power needed for the suit to carry out these tasks would be enormous. Our battery technology is is just so far behind.
"Undisclosed Reasons." Like ripping off your legs because it kept moving when you stopped.
idk about combat but definitely good for long range patrol/infiltration, as soldiers would be less tired
That man really crawling, stopping and looking back just like a lizard
Just my opinion and thoughts
If it's not being used for "special purposes" it was probably discontinued after being tested by soldiers as often happens with "special military projects" the people in charge of the "high quality equipment" try putting to much into one piece of equipment making it
" not comfortable to use / not user friendly " which is actually very important for equipment meant for combat situations as a soldier having a issue with their gear could cause unnecessary damage & injuries and or deaths
“Scrapped for unknown reasons”
Cash rules everything around me
Hmm I could see this being a great use for combat medics, have to constantly run around, helps protect them slightly and if injured they can address themselves and possibly keep rendering aid if absolutely necessary.
There are also similar devices to help paraplegics and people with mobility issues in their legs and back. Saw a video about this like a decade ago they've gotten much smaller since then
Firefighters need this bro
I remember reading the main reason they were scrapped was becuase they didn't actually bear the extra weight soldiers were carrying it just displaced it to the hips instead
Soldiers in the future will look like a bunch of hawkins in exo if they let it do most of the work
All fun and games until Kevin Spacey makes a company called Atlas
What the hell are you waiting for? Put them in mass production.
I wonder how this affects medic’s ability to render aid. Seems like it would be in the way of tourniquets and stuff.
Super cool idea though if it‘a able to hold protective plates as well.
It could be used to help people walk if they were having some kind of problem walking mid battle or post battle. Prolly from a bullet in the leg or something
The way the homie was crawling 😂 even the look back looked like a lizard!
So the suit essentially helps the body overcome perceived physical limitations. The muscles are still working with the suit on but now you don’t have to power yourself through sheer will to move that extra mile, the suit does the work and consequently makes the muscles stronger while increasing endurance.
Maybe they're preparing supersoldiers like spartan IIs before using the exo-suit on them
I could definitely use this in my current condition
This could've been a revolutionary tech if people would've looked at it differently. Not for the military but for more common general use like construction workers or miners or for any heavy lifting
They obviously either still are or are gonna continue the project, that kind of technology would be revolutionary to combat
The video "They might soon be become a reality" The video at the end "It was scrapped"
Someone really wanted that acronym to spell TALOS.
Can you imagine how uncomfortable it could never work.
As a 13B on a 777 this would have been a blessing lmao
I would want 1 of these just so i can sit in public without chairs
It was my understanding that through testing the suits proved pretty decent, but once they ran out of juice, they were useless. That's probably why they're being scrapped
It’s all fun and games till you wanna go one way and the exo suit wants to go the other
it is not discontinued... it's continously developed in secret.
I first heard about TALOS before I joined the Army and was super excited about it. I still think int’s in development. Oh and the armor plating that’s worn over the rig is extremely bad ass
Exosuits are mainly for data collection to upload to future robots.
Exo suits wont be in regular forces for a very very long time. But I can see them in the logistics part. Exo suits there dont need to be fancy at all, but they can allow one person to do a 4 people job. That takes a lot of stress from the logistics. Remember for one soldier there 1 and a half guy keeping him in the fight. An exo suit might be very valuable there and make room for money to go somewhere else
Damn, sounds more like the HEV suit xD
That would be badass though if they went through with it!
If im not wrong, it was cancelled not because it didnt get rid of the force pushing on the muscles, it redirected it to one muscle
I don’t think it’ll be automatically patching you up but I do think it will be able to read your pulse, if they actually produce more of it that is
Probably not scrapped, but classified.
I swear to God if Kevin Spacey buys a private military im going to fucking lose it
The strength benefits dont outweigh the stress on the body that wearing the exosuit causes. Moral of the story: if you want stronger troops get them to lift weights more often.
Looks heavy
They discontinued it because of cost to benefit. It costs more than it's worth on the average soldier and isn't easy to maintain.
2019: the “crowbar man” incident
Undisclosed reasons being a soldier's life isn't worth the expense.
When someone gets hit and a combat medic needs to get to work and cut the uniform, I’d imagine this would be a real pain in the ass
These would end up broken, missing their BII, and stuffed in tough boxes in the back of some connex for some poor LT to inventory every month. Meanwhile, the company XO would be pulling his hair out trying to reach the contractor to do a parts swap that never happens. This cycle would go on for 3-5 years until disposition instructions get cut for turn in and then everyone scrambles to make complete sets so they don't get charged in a FLIPL.
I NEED THIS NOW FOR MY BACKPAIN LIFE
Instead of making an exo-skeleton with exposed hydraulics, make a full-blown exo-suit. Imagine the enemy thinking they they have the upper hand because they have only seen some foot soldiers only to find out that those were recon and that the main force is a bunch of metallic juggernauts armed with heavy caliber machine-guns