UC Berkeley/Lockheed Martin HULC legs, the primary competitor to Sarcos/Raytheon. Allows the user to carry up to 200 lbs on a backpack attached to the exoskeleton independent of the user.[7]
Cyberdyne's HAL 5 arms/legs. Allows the wearer to lift 10 times as much as they normally could.[8]
Honda Exoskeleton Legs. Weighs 14.3 lbs and features a seat for the wearer.[9]
M.I.T. Media Lab's Biomechatronics Group legs. Weighs 11.7 kilograms (26 lbs).[10]
Sarcos/Raytheon XOS Exoskeleton arms/legs. For use in the military and to "replace the wheelchair", weighs 150 lbs and allows the wearer to lift 200 lbs with little or no effort.[11]
[edit] See also
BLEEX
Future Force Warrior
Hardiman
List of emerging technologies
Powered exoskeletons in fiction
[edit] References
^ Exoskeleton
^ "BLEEX Project" (in English). http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/bleex.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
^ Concepts of Operations for Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation (EHPA) IAC.dtic.mil
^ TheyShallWalk.org
^ Spiegel.de
^ Pons, J. L.. "Wearable Robots: Biomechatronic Exoskeletons" (in English). http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470512946.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
^ Lockheed Unleashes 'HULC' Super-Strength Gear
^ "Real-Life Iron Man: A Robotic Suit That Magnifies Human Strength", April 30, 2008, by Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American
^ "Trouble walking? Try Honda's new exoskeleton legs", November 10, 2008 by Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American.
^ "The Future of Exoskeletons: Lighter Loads, Limbs and More" by Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, September 21, 2007
^ Building the Real Iron Man
[edit] External links
Video, images and articles about the Bleex exoskeleton project
Berkeley Bleex press release
Soldier Bionic Exoskeleton
University of California- Santa Cruz - Exo Arm Project
Wired Magazine Issue 13.01 - January 2005 - Ironmen, the world's first exoskeleton weight-lifting competition
Mecha in AK
SpringWalker Walking Aid
Japanese nurse assisting skeleton
Yamamoto, Keijirou. "Wearable Power Assist Suit". http://www.we.kanagawa-it.ac.jp/%7Eyamamoto_lab/pas/index.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-10.ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx
