Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Real Iron Man?

Enter the Sarcos XOS Exoskeleton. Brainchild of Steve Jacobsen, reclusive Utah genius engineer. I saw this in Popular Science (yes, I occasionally read Popular Science, so shoot me) and got excited.

Sarcos' newest Powered Exoskeleton allows an average man to carry thousands of pounds and hike for days without feeling fatigued, to jump higher, and to be impervious to enemy fire. Like Iron Man's suit, the XOS acts as a human's "mechanical shadow," meaning that it reacts instantaneously to muscle movement and takes care of all the work for you.

Basically, it gives you super-speed, super-strength, super-endurance, and super-durability. Kinda like Iron Man. Only real.

Don't believe me? Here:

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