BLEEX Project - Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton

[Uncle Sam]

I think someone posted this before, but I couldn't find it. Anyway...The future...Hmmm???

BLEEX Project (http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/bleex.htm)

http://img48.exs.cx/img48/2916/R1-BLEEX-Web.jpg

[Ratamacue]

"To the everlasting glory of the Mobile Infantry..."

[israeli dude]

that look really really really... stupid :lol: :lol: :lol:

its look the most uncomfortable i have ever seen.
i can see from that,that we have long long way to go antill the reall futuristic soldier.

[Deuterium]

" Come on you apes you wanta live forever?"

[platform389]

[i]"To the everlasting glory of the Mobile Infantry..."

A great book made into an awful movie... :D

[Flagg]

Excellent...the only things missing are robot arms and a spring loaded robot head to make a "Rock 'em, Sock 'em Robot."

[gilgoul]

why not, this is only the beginning.
This is going to be the future of rich armies, and accessorily will probably help thousands of handicapped people or wheel chait bound people to have a more normal life.
Only one question though, how to you hit the ground and get up after, it seems a little hard from first view.

[ZoneOne]

i want to see that guy run or sprint

-- looks like a slow POS to me

[gilgoul]

OK, i got to watch the video, actually the 3 of them, and if this is the "furute", they have a lot of work to do :D
And I don`t know why they felt the need to put this geek in BDU`s, but it really looks dtupid and doesn`t help their credibility too much, but after all, what do I know?

[memphiz]

I saw this on discovery channel the other day. I think its stupid

[Flagg]

Only one question though, how to you hit the ground and get up after, it seems a little hard from first view.

Exactly...how do you "pepperpot" wearing robot pants?

I'd settle for a robot caddy or a sherpa to carry my pack for me, though :lol:

But I do agree it does have potential, especially for the handicapped and the elderly.

[Raistlin]

Don't forget the potential :lol:

http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/art_rev/rv_img/art_concept_04.jpg

[[AFSOC]]

yah mon

[Durandal]

It has little use now as it stands, but give it another 20 to 50 years...man, craziness.

Right now though, I would like to see how much of the bulk of that pack is part of the machine and god...this thing would last 10 minutes in a desert environment.

I wonder what would happen if you combined it with the item below...

:D


oviet aviation scientists used a similar approach in the late 1980s when they developed piston-driven, gas-powered boots to enable soldiers to take 13-foot strides and run at 25 miles an hour. The Soviet military never used them, but engineers at Aviation Technical University in Ufa, Russia, dusted off the plans and unveiled the boots last year, suggesting they could be marketed to "extreme sports" enthusiasts at $400 a pair.

http://www.post-gazette.com/images2/20010528russianboot.jpg

http://www.gizmo.com.au/pics/1640_01.gif

http://www.gizmo.com.au/pics/1640_02.gif

"On the bounce!"

[oldsoak]

A man could really hurt hisself getting into one of those things while under the influence....

[Mark Sman]

"To the everlasting glory of the Mobile Infantry..."

Made my freakin' day.

Some of the IT guys will still report a problem with "Bugs Mr. Rico! Zillions of 'em!"

[mi35d]

Something along those lines has been tested. The soldiers who were involved said it allowed them to carry 3x as much gear without being fatigued. As for overheating, one of the new "micro-climate" units could be attached as well with little additional weight.

[Pooga]

That'd be cool to be running in those stilt majiggers and trip. That'd skin the skin right off of your chinny-chin chin though. Be funny to watch.

Anyway, the exoskeleton thing is only a super-duper prototype, so don't shart just yet. I wonder how mobile one would be? I mean, ok, you have a little butt pack so you can walk far, but that's what Blackhawks and Humvees are for. Are they bullet proof? That'd eliminate a whole bunch of wounds, let the medics take a rest from plugging up femural arteries.

[ZoneOne]

i have heard about those boots for the longest time and always dreamt of having a pair

call me frogger


wohooo

[StukaJr]

http://home.att.net/%7ebklk/images/archie2.jpg

http://home.att.net/~mak3000/images/safssg1.jpg

http://home.att.net/%7ebklk/images/safsse1.jpg

http://home.att.net/%7ebklk/images/bk81.jpg

http://home.att.net/%7ebklk/images/SAFS10.jpg

[Raistlin]

Those look like they came from Matrix's "The Second Rennaisance".

http://www.zionmainframe.net/main/animatrix/images/05/213.jpg

Or maybe Starship Troopers (the book)?

[Durandal]

Those look like they came from Matrix's "The Second Rennaisance".

Or maybe Starship Troopers (the book)?

No, its an old Japanese "SF What If" thing...

Models were based on a World War II type thing in Australia or something. I can't remember. The series of models came out in the late 70s or80s...can't remember. One of the models comes with a Panzerfaust.

[Mark Sman]

Bored
http://www.q-net.net.au/~nipngnwm/faq.html

[StukaJr]

These are from Machinen Krieger series. These kits did not have a real back story, books or animation series - the way most model kits gain popularity now a days... Mercenary forces are akin to Allied forces in World War II, and Strahl (also sometimes referred to as "Shutoral", the phonetic ****unciation of the German word) are Axis powers. Maschinen Krieger is, after all, a loose interpretation of World War II as played out in the future that is the late 2800s. woot


Maschinen Krieger, formerly known as SF3D, is the brainchild of Kow Yokoyama, a prominent and influential Graphic Designer in Japan. First appearing in the early to mid eighties in the pages of Hobby Japan Magazine, SF3D became legend. The model kits produced by Nitto were the first truly multimedia model kits, and to this day are still the best injection-plastic Sci-Fi kits manufactured. Each model included (depending on the design) wires, springs, photo-etched brass, lights, screens, rubber tubing, and lead weights, in addition to the crisply detailed plastic sprues. Due to a legal disagreement, SF3D disappeared a few years later.

In the late '90's, Nitto reissued the kits under the new name "Maschinen Krieger ZBV 3000 ", and with the reinvigoration of Mr. Yokoyama's new designs, is enjoying a kind of renaissance. Nitto has partnered with Model Kasten to produce highly sought after resin and plastic hybrid kits that are simply the most fantastic model kits I have ever laid eyes upon. Now, Wave is issuing updated kits as well, reissuing now out of production MoKa kits. Each resin piece is flawless, with very little cleanup required

My Favorite design:

http://home.att.net/%7ebklk/images/gans1.jpg

[Desertpilot]

I remember when I was a kid, like 15 years ago, CNN did a story on Sunday morning Science news, about a guy who had built a backpack "with legs" that were "powered" by bungee cords and that he could run at like 20+ MPH. Does anyone remember that, or am I just day-dreaming...?

[Raistlin]

I have to admit, those models are super cool.