Comments on: Video: Newest bionic exoskeleton allows for even more efficient ass-kicking

By: Gunhaver

Gunhaver — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:26:54 +0000

This is sweet. I can’t wait to see next gen stuff that allows the user to jump like 20 feet in the air, or run 80 miles per hour.

By: Ryan Gandy

Ryan Gandy — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:02:30 +0000

Why should we trust a company with the name “Berkeley Bionics” to make a damned thing for our Soldiers?

By: charlie36r

charlie36r — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:52:14 +0000

When I was in the 82nd, we did all that and more without those pansie-inducers…but I would have liked to have one during some of those road marches…

By: Dr.Cwac.Cwac

Dr.Cwac.Cwac — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:06:29 +0000

Like my history prof once told me, war is the mother of invention. When can we expect an exoskeleton with the optional vulcan cannon attachment?

By: ZK

ZK — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:03:13 +0000

I'd say it's more like the great-great-grandfather to these fine pieces of hardware.

By: Kafir

Kafir — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:51:08 +0000

“When we first found them, they were wearing some sort of bio-mechanical suit…..”

By: Rogue Traveler

Rogue Traveler — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:43:22 +0000

You had me at “anthropomorphic legs”.

By: moxie_neanderthal

moxie_neanderthal — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:03:00 +0000

Helmet needs straws and beer capacity for down time at the NCO club.

By: AZCON

AZCON — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:49:33 +0000

The fat and old and lazy people at my grocery store need these, so they can get off their @sses and those electro-carts.

As far as military uses? We need to work on finding and shooting any an all bad guys from space, and let the soldiers aim and fire safe and sound using a TV remote during commercials.

By: nottakingsides

nottakingsides — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:45:35 +0000

Well, it could be the GAU mini-gun such as from the movie Predator.

wise_man on May 29, 2008 at 9:21 PM

Yes!!!

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:07:09 +0000

Excellent.

Now go check out Machine gun vs tree at military.com (great link AP!) It’s a great pallet cleanser after the exoskeleton story.

By: Bill Brasky

Bill Brasky — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:35:20 +0000

Fake. Reeks of viral video hoax.

By: Vntnrse

Vntnrse — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:54:14 +0000

Oh man, if the dems don’t eviscerate our military first, can you imagine the equipment our soldiers will have in five or ten years?

Bishop on May 29, 2008 at 7:44 PM

Took the words right out of my mouth! That was precisely what I thought as I was watching it!

By: Outlander

Outlander — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:53:49 +0000

We are now only about 10 years away from having Terminators. Judgment Day is at hand!

By: TexasDan

TexasDan — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:45:43 +0000

woot.

If nothing else, it would help remove the wounded more quickly.

I’m curious how it keeps the load off the user when standing from a doubled over position. when upright, it puts the load to the hips and down the exo-legs to the feet. Bent over, you’re going to have to lift that load at least part of the way to vertical I would think.

It’s got to be a little trippy running with 200 extra pounds. You’ve got a lot more momentum that way, and presumably you’re going faster than you could under your own power even with half that weight. I bet stopping while going downhill is…interesting.

By: Defector01

Defector01 — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:33:58 +0000

BUNK!!!!!

So freakin cool!!!

By: eeyore

eeyore — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:54:58 +0000

“Exo-Hiker software malfunction rips off man’s leg at the hip…”

By: wise_man

wise_man — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:22:41 +0000

Darn. Tony beat me to it. I was looking up youtube video clips,(took too long) but didn’t want to link to the really violent clip from the film.

By: wise_man

wise_man — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:21:21 +0000

Isn’t there some heavy weaponry that a soldier could carry with this, that he previously couldn’t? nottakingsides on May 29, 2008 at 8:59 PM

Well, it could be the GAU mini-gun such as from the movie Predator.

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:16:11 +0000

Isn’t there some heavy weaponry that a soldier could carry with this, that he previously couldn’t? – nottakingsides

Ya mean like “Old Painless”?

(evil grin)

By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:15:04 +0000

Wow. I’m thinking of my brother-in-law with his crappy and painful knee replacement.

By: aceinstall

aceinstall — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:13:19 +0000

maybe it could help Barrys bowling game

By: nottakingsides

nottakingsides — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:59:27 +0000

Isn’t there some heavy weaponry that a soldier could carry with this, that he previously couldn’t?

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:44:13 +0000

And this is just the beginning, baby!

That thing is like Orville and Wilbeur’s “Wright Flyer” at Kittyhawk, wait til ya see what they come up with next year!

By: Mazztek

Mazztek — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:42:38 +0000

But… um.. BERLKEY?? Bionics?

No matter. IZ Teh KEWL!!