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We're really gonna need .50's now!
mrseatle
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I haven't heard of anyone fielding these yet, but they're pretty awsome! And these are just early proto-types. A lot of work going into man-sized suits as well. Unfortunatly I can't find any US company's working of similar projects.
http://www.gizmag.com/go/4004/
http://www.gizmag.com/go/4004/
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We just gotta get ray guns now.
Rush into burning buildings at 1.5 kmh. Sure hope I'm not depending on one of them to rescue me.
In Bosnia in the mid 1990's the Army sent in civilians that built remote control mine removers. They were essentially remote control rotor tillers with chains on the tines.
We've got unmanned rovers on Mars doing recon...the battlefield will have them but the CIA will be the first to arm them.
Red223-These are exoskeletons, which means they're manned. It's basically a robot with a cockpit.
Weird stuff, man.
Then I care how long it takes AND I can use the carpool lane!
http://www.gizmag.com/go/2545/gallery/
watch out for the Nano-Units too!
You really got to watch out for those squishy rubber balls!!!![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
They sure look cool, but I think they would stand out in combat. Also I think armor protection would be limited due to balance issues and providing enough power for it to walk.
I suppose one with arms instead of guns would be useful for combat engineers and civilian search and rescue.
Maybe the mechs could replace light mortar teams, since those stay the heck out of direct combat anyway.
more height = more range.
tanks can't walk over obstacles, and can't pick up stuff either, and litterally have a larger "foot print". There must be some advantage to a smaller foot-print[;)]
higher potential top speed also, and watch out for the jump-jet model.
ROBOTIC SOLDIER SUIT
UNDATED (AP) -- Iron Man watch out -- here comes Rex Jameson. Of
course, "Iron Man" is Hollywood fantasy. But Jameson is helping
to develop what's called an "exoskeleton" suit that multiplies
human strength and endurance up to 20 times. He can easily lift a
200-pound weight -- 500 times in a row. Jameson works for Sarcos, a
robotics firm in Salt Lake City. The Army believes the robotic suit
may someday help soldiers in combat. But now the focus is on
activities like loading cargo or repairing heavy equipment. There
are still significant issues to overcome, such as cost and power.
Current battery life is just 30 minutes -- hardly enough to make
the suit practical.
...too bad i'm not getting any recruits for The Army of Arkadian Reparations[}:)]
that was cool, these guys are also working on somthing...
ROBOTIC SOLDIER SUIT
UNDATED (AP) -- Iron Man watch out -- here comes Rex Jameson. Of
course, "Iron Man" is Hollywood fantasy. But Jameson is helping
to develop what's called an "exoskeleton" suit that multiplies
human strength and endurance up to 20 times. He can easily lift a
200-pound weight -- 500 times in a row. Jameson works for Sarcos, a
robotics firm in Salt Lake City. The Army believes the robotic suit
may someday help soldiers in combat. But now the focus is on
activities like loading cargo or repairing heavy equipment. There
are still significant issues to overcome, such as cost and power.
Current battery life is just 30 minutes -- hardly enough to make
the suit practical.
...too bad i'm not getting any recruits for The Army of Arkadian Reparations[}:)]
What needs to happen before powered suits or 'mechs can be fielded in combat is the development of backpack-sized fusion reactors to provide electricity.