U.S. Military develops Exo-Skeleton. WTF

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2007/11/27/yeates.ut.robo.soldier.ksl

This is ridiculous!

Next thing you know we'll have a real life Master Chief

****ing awesome.

"WTF"? More like "FTW."

that looks pretty cool

I've seen that video quite a few times...its from 2007. I would assume that the technology has only gotten better since then.

First thing that came to mind was S.T.A.L.K.E.R :( Dante2710

Terminators have an endoskeleton.Gallion-Beast

can it fly yet?

Doesn't look like it gives any protection despite what the descriptions says.Gallion-Beast

It can carry allot f weight, like heavy army a normal soldier could not wear.

Think heavy Helghast

Old, old, old and where have we gotten since then?

nowhere...

This will surely make the U.S military unstoppable.

Old news. They have been doing this for years...

If people are interested in this (Or just the idea) then you should read the Starship Troopers book. Its nothing like the movies trust me.

Wow. :shock: Now that's cool.

Thats sooooo freakin epic!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't find it that impressive.. I thought the fiber suits they were developing which is more or less a body glove that can actually increase their strength to be far more interesting and useful.. Increased strength means soldiers can move faster and not be buckled down by the wieght they are carrying.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]I don't find it that impressive.. I thought the fiber suits they were developing which is more or less a body glove that can actually increase their strength to be far more interesting and useful.. Increased strength means soldiers can move faster and not be buckled down by the wieght they are carrying.Lonelynight

They had this in the military channel or what ever.. Some people were creating fibers that supported wieght across a frame makign movement far easier.. And one day possibly enhancing strength completely.

They had this in the military channel or what ever.. Some people were creating fibers that supported wieght across a frame makign movement far easier.. And one day possibly enhancing strength completely.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]They had this in the military channel or what ever.. Some people were creating fibers that supported wieght across a frame makign movement far easier.. And one day possibly enhancing strength completely.Lonelynight

No its a body glove fabric you would wear under your regular gear.. Like a wet suit...

RDR quote - "Soon there will not be a war we cannot win" GodofBigMacs

Really war with any major power cannot be won.. Seeing as nuclear weapons garentees mutally assured destruction.. Kind of the reason why there hasn't been a major war between two super powers or significant militaries since World War 2.

I don't find it that impressive.. I thought the fiber suits they were developing which is more or less a body glove that can actually increase their strength to be far more interesting and useful.. Increased strength means soldiers can move faster and not be buckled down by the wieght they are carrying.sSubZerOo

As I recall those suits where just very hypothetical, and we are just getting to the point of producing generic nano fibers.

This suit is very real on the other hand, and its improved brothers could hit the battle field in a few years.

I wonder exactly how maneuverable, expensive and reliable that thing will be once they strap on the armour plating and other necessary systems to make it a combat-worthy machine. It would most certainly need to have significantly better protection and firepower abilities than our "normal" unpowered soldiers, because it would be completely useless to the infantry if it didn't. However, armour is heavy (and costs a lot), a lot of mechanical parts lack the flexibility of our muscles and the mechanisms you'd have to strap on to support everything would add complexity, which would increase the chance of something critical breaking down.