On May 31, 9:07 am, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No problem:
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> http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
I was wondering where Waldo was. Some of them will even help you rip
off a car door...assuming you have a pressing need to rip off car
doors. http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=72
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"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> No problem:
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> http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
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> KarlC@ (the obvious)
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A friend of mine sent me this link. The impressive part is how
smoothly it moves.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/25/sarcos-military-exoskeleton-becomes-a-frightening-reality
"Lobby Dosser" wrote
> "Swingman" wrote:
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> > No problem:
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> > http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
> >
>
> A system for use by medical personnel was demonstrated last year in Japan.
> IIRC, they had a nurse lifting patients. They figure they will need robots
> to help care for the aging Japanese population.
A practical application for sure ... and fresh on our minds from SWMBO and I
recently taking care of her Dad the last six months of his life. Mobility,
along with help with bodily functions, are what most families have to pay
some third party dearly to do for their elderly relatives if they themselves
are not trained to do so.
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
"PCPaul" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 31 May 2008 20:25:34 -0700, Dan Coby wrote:
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>> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> No problem:
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>>> http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
>>>
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>>> www.e-woodshop.net
>>> Last update: 5/14/08
>>> KarlC@ (the obvious)
>>>
>>>
>> A friend of mine sent me this link. The impressive part is how smoothly
>> it moves.
>>
>> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/25/sarcos-military-exoskeleton-becomes-
> a-frightening-reality
>
> The interesting thing about the HULC is that it's being aimed at
> commercial sale. And that it will carry its own power source with it.
>
> That Sarcos exoskeleton is great but look at the bundle of cables hanging
> off the back...
The video claims that the final Sarcos product was be completely self contained.
We will see how things finally work out. (Was I the only person that thought that
the suit from the IronMan movie was totally overshadowed by the little power
source?)
As I said, my friend and I were very impressed by how naturally the Sarcos
unit operates. It makes the 'loader' from Aliens look 'clunky'.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No problem:
>
> http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
>
A system for use by medical personnel was demonstrated last year in Japan.
IIRC, they had a nurse lifting patients. They figure they will need robots
to help care for the aging Japanese population.
"Dan Coby" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> No problem:
>>
>> http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
>>
>> --
>> www.e-woodshop.net
>> Last update: 5/14/08
>> KarlC@ (the obvious)
>>
>
> A friend of mine sent me this link. The impressive part is how
> smoothly it moves.
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/25/sarcos-military-exoskeleton-becomes-
> a-frightening-reality
>
George Lucas was right ...
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Best regards
Han
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 20:25:34 -0700, Dan Coby wrote:
> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> No problem:
>>
>> http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html
>>
>> --
>> www.e-woodshop.net
>> Last update: 5/14/08
>> KarlC@ (the obvious)
>>
>>
> A friend of mine sent me this link. The impressive part is how smoothly
> it moves.
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/25/sarcos-military-exoskeleton-becomes-
a-frightening-reality
The interesting thing about the HULC is that it's being aimed at
commercial sale. And that it will carry its own power source with it.
That Sarcos exoskeleton is great but look at the bundle of cables hanging
off the back...
Seems somebody forgot to check out "Alien"; or, maybe they did, and this =
is the result. =20
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"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
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> KarlC@ (the obvious)=20
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On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:07:05 -0700, Dan Coby wrote:
> "PCPaul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> The interesting thing about the HULC is that it's being aimed at
>> commercial sale. And that it will carry its own power source with it.
>>
>> That Sarcos exoskeleton is great but look at the bundle of cables
>> hanging off the back...
>
> The video claims that the final Sarcos product was be completely self
> contained. We will see how things finally work out. (Was I the only
> person that thought that the suit from the IronMan movie was totally
> overshadowed by the little power source?)
>
> As I said, my friend and I were very impressed by how naturally the
> Sarcos unit operates. It makes the 'loader' from Aliens look 'clunky'.
Servos will do that for you. The Aliens one suffered from the general
movie thing of trying to look like you'd expect 'robot like things' to
look.
Same principle as the Stealth fighter being jet black. It's not the best
colour for the mission it had to fly, but the Generals with the purse
strings *expected* it to be black because it flew at night.
Many industrial robots use the same servo principle so that people can
'train' them to do new tasks. In learning mode a huge multi-ton robot
just sits quietly and you can push and twist it around as if it weighed
nothing. After the training it can do the same moves again with uncanny
human-like movements, even with huge loads on it or at multiplied speeds.
Spooky to watch.