woodster
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 09:20 AM |
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US army robotic suit
how goods this cancel the gym membership
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7351399.stm
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 09:25 AM |
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A long way to go I think. He was lifting ammo boxes with that hook on his hand then two lab nerds were carrying them back!You don't need an
exoskeleton, you need an Army issue nerd!
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smart51
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 09:53 AM |
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I saw that. You know all though sci-fi films predicting grim futures with super soldiers and robot enforcers. Looks like they'll be true in a
decade or two.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 10:00 AM |
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I can really see army spending millions on those so their solders can sit around watching the telly
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smart51
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 11:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I can really see army spending millions on those so their solders can sit around watching the telly
They're going to build TVs into them? They're exoskeletons that soldiers "wear" to make them stronger and faster.
They're not robots or anything.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 11:39 AM |
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I know what it is, it’s like a small version of the thing Ripley used in Aliens to fight the queen, but when you have a pile of soldiers hanging
around why not use them? All these things are usually power demanding so would need a generator or an long extension lead  That’s probably why we
don’t see ones like in the film, by the time it has an engine etc it’s then too heavy to move faster than a geriatric.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 12:03 PM |
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I remeber my first day in the RAF. My new Sgt. said to us " Welcome tho the Air Force, you've all now signed up for 9 years. You'll
be spending 2/3rds of that hanging around." He weren't wrong!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 12:20 PM |
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glad I never joined then 
I was going to be an airframe technician, even sat the exam, changed my mind last minute when a good oil job appeared.
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I can really see army spending millions on those so their solders can sit around watching the telly
where do i sign up?!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 01:45 PM |
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ah but its just endless repeats of Eastenders
After that facing certain death against the enemy will seem like relief.
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