Comments on: Judgment Day Is Near

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:12:16 +0000

See, I was thinking Aliens.

Sarcos is developing the technology under a two-year contract worth up to $10 million

The liberals would call that “blood money”. However, it would be totally cool as long as Barbara Boxer’s husband was getting rich off it.

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:34:08 +0000

Youve got the wrong sci-fi babe

By: Obi-Wandreas

Obi-Wandreas — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:57:07 +0000

Details…

By: Vince P

Vince P — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:24:13 +0000

I wish they would work on the basics… like the Rules of Engagement… running effective public leadership.. destroying the enemy ruthlessly and crushingly. Not allowing countries who avow to destroy us get nuclear weapons.

Stuff like that.

By: Obi-Wandreas

Obi-Wandreas — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:13:34 +0000

Actually, you could say that they learned the lessons of the Terminator series. Instead of autonomous androids, they simply build mechanized exoskeletons.

This is much more akin to the Mechanized Infantry of Starship Troopers (the book, not the mildly amusing but ultimately forgettable movie). If memory serves, the suits in the book essentially made each infantryman look like a giant robot gorilla, allowed each man to cover a large amount of territory, and provided armor as well as a HUD.

The next step, of course, after military use, is to use it with people who have lost mobility due to injury or disease. I could see especially for people learning to walk again, that the suit would be designed to slowly compensate less and less as the muscles in the legs heal.

Most importantly, however, it just plain looks cool.

By: John

John — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:25:54 +0000

Pretty cool. If this can be made smaller and more adaptable through more development I can see applications on the battelfield with the common soldier as well. It’s absolutely amazing how fast technology has been going, bit scary at times too.