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Carry 200 lbs with minimal effort with Exoskeleton

newscientist.com — Berkeley Bionics has started taking orders for prototypes of their Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) exoskeletons. Berkeley Bionics has spent the last several years developing and working to perfect their exoskeletons, which augment both a person's lifting strength and endurance.

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  • hdar3415, on 05/31/2008, -12/+171So now my ex wifes soon to be husband can carry her over the threshold...
  • MarkCiccone, on 06/01/2008, -6/+139I love the youtube comment at the youtube link:

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    zerious358 (1 day ago):
    "someday maybe"
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    Someday maybe? Aren't we watching a video of the device in action? Doesn't that mean it already exists!? Christ youtube...
  • RyeBrye, on 06/01/2008, -8/+70with a couple of hyphens, that sentence would have been a lot easier to understand....
  • kp3469, on 06/01/2008, -2/+52"Hold on honey, I just need to strap on this exoskeleton before I try to carry your fat ass over the threshold."

    End Marriage.
  • nwa122, on 06/01/2008, -2/+41"Mama says they was magic shoes. They could take me anywhere."
  • giveer, on 06/01/2008, -5/+43Let me know when I they release a model that I can use to beat the ***** out of aliens.
  • inactive, on 06/01/2008, -1/+38now all my friends are going to be like "So im moving this weekend... and I just thought since you have that exoskeleton..."
  • gmiley, on 06/01/2008, -2/+37I would like to see upper-body attachments that work with the arms for lifting, pushing/pulling, and of course zombie and other undead fighting.
  • koopertrooper, on 06/01/2008, -2/+30Maximum Strength
    Crysis anyone?
  • armorking, on 06/01/2008, -1/+25All these comments suck but seriously this is an excellent idea and especially the fact that people with real disabilities can use it to try and live normal lives instead of being wheel-chair ridden is simply amazing.
  • Vampired, on 06/01/2008, -1/+21wife's?
  • RyeBrye, on 06/01/2008, -4/+22"...which augment both a person's lifting strength and endurance."

    I get emails about this kind of thing every day... Oh wait - this is or the whole body? carry on then.
  • Prismatic, on 06/01/2008, -0/+15That's to maintain your center of gravity, the unit still bares the weight.
  • Namelessthinker, on 06/01/2008, -1/+15About tree-fiddy.
  • CaviMike, on 06/01/2008, -1/+14Oh the irony, it hurts
  • Enjia, on 06/01/2008, -0/+13just don't fall in the water
  • subbzzz, on 06/01/2008, -5/+18Human Universal Load Karrier (HULK).. There.. Changed it for you!

    Seriously, This sure is a step in the right direction.. But anyway, All these robots and exoskeletons remind me of Anime..
  • mysedai, on 06/01/2008, -0/+12Yeah, but can you imagine dealing with the insurance companies when HULC SMASH!
  • copaceticZ, on 05/31/2008, -10/+22how much exactly does one of these things cost?
  • growler1, on 06/01/2008, -1/+12On the other hand, I kind of enjoy acidic wit toward one's failed matrimonials.
  • Divals, on 06/01/2008, -1/+11I'm glad I'm not the only one who was thinking that.
  • solfizz, on 06/01/2008, -1/+11An arm and a leg!
  • kp3469, on 06/01/2008, -2/+12Where are the hard-point mounts for my missile launchers?
  • bobbles, on 06/01/2008, -1/+11wow this thing really does look flexible, should be great for helping rehabilitation for injuries and things like that (i ***** up my ankle once and one of these would have made life a lot easier)
  • amazingleper, on 06/01/2008, -0/+9As a mover, I personally prefer to carry loads on my back anyways. Applications for moving companies would be exorbitant.
  • ZutroyZuuts, on 06/01/2008, -1/+10I like the Sarcos Exoskeleton.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYWd2C3XVIk
  • kublerross, on 06/01/2008, -2/+115-10% reduction in energy while walking

    actually, sounds like throwing fuel on the fire of obesity to me

    just what this country needs, another device to help us use even less calories
  • Syujinkou, on 06/01/2008, -6/+15So now my ex wife-soon-to-be-husband can carry her over the threshold...
  • smcavoy, on 06/01/2008, -1/+9good thing we can't see him then
  • goldenratiophi, on 06/01/2008, -1/+9YouTube has the stupidest commenters on the internet.
  • Lochie, on 06/01/2008, -0/+8So now my ex-wife's soon-to-be husband can carry her over the threshold...
  • Ainsleh, on 06/01/2008, -0/+8Almost, but not quite.
  • WomensUnderwear, on 06/01/2008, -0/+7FIRST
  • noseeme, on 06/01/2008, -0/+7I don't know, but it's really fun until it malfunctions and bends your knee forwards at a 90 degree angle and you leg snaps out of its socket.
  • thh204, on 06/01/2008, -0/+7digg isn't too far behind
  • rabidg00se, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6probably
  • inactive, on 06/01/2008, -1/+7More like the loader in Aliens.
  • mysedai, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6Or, a way for people who work in heavy labor to maximize their efficiency. Practically the same thing though, right?

    Is it just me, or does anybody else read one of these blanket "Americans hate excercise" comments and picture some tubby bastard in a sparsely-furnished room with just enough light to show off his pasty complexion, ***** up teeth and bad clothes?
  • kerracked, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6Yeah, I'd always be forgetting it was there, and just tip over backwards.
  • mitrovarr, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6They specify the weight with 'enough batteries for long-duration missions'. It's only 31 lb.

  • Emused, on 06/01/2008, -17/+23Speaking for all the other BBW lovers out there, I say, "WTF" only 200 pounds?, work with us people.
  • kodax, on 06/01/2008, -1/+7Tony stark built one in a cave!
  • mcool119, on 06/01/2008, -1/+6They should add powered arms and a kind of powered torso, then it could easily lift twice the weight and be used for a wider variety of tasks...
  • zeeky, on 06/01/2008, -1/+6200 pounds cant crush you
  • ItsMyWii, on 06/01/2008, -0/+5I can already do this with minimal effort. :flexes:
  • inactive, on 06/01/2008, -1/+6I thought Japan already did this?
  • HCviolence, on 06/01/2008, -1/+6That exoskeleton...Grey Fox!!!
  • robbiemuffin, on 06/01/2008, -4/+9I wonder if there is a sort of inverse version of this that can help for gaining flexability or retraining muscle movement ... that sort of thing. this looks a little like health care in the making to me
  • Farmer77, on 06/01/2008, -0/+4The best part was when the guy took off the exoskeleton with the backpack and ran away.
  • basilan, on 06/01/2008, -0/+4The Sarcos company says they're aiming for a portable power supply. When that happens, the Sarcos version is going to be pretty awesome.
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