Remember Ripley's 'Forklift' from Aliens...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:17 pm

Here's its ancestor.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7351314.stm

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:19 pm

The science museum across the road from me has had one of those japanese exoskeletons for the last 12 months. They've set it up with a bunch of motion trackers so the harness walks around on its own following people. I keep wanting to break in one night and put it on.

And I'd say it's more an ancestor of the suits from TF:The Movie, it's way more advanced than the Aliens Loaders - it can lift as much but doesn't weigh anywhere near as much, and it moves far smoother.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:58 am

That would be the best Christmas present ever.

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:29 pm

Damn right.

wideload · Post by **wideload** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:52 am

I saw this. It's pretty bad ass. I also like how BBC has started imbedding all the videos on their pages.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:35 pm

Im amazed at how well the suit interprets the users inputs. Its so smooth and looks incredibly easy to use.
Theres a longer more detailed video on youtube.

Still, a bit of arnour here and there, a few guns etc... Macross here we come!