In the US, developed a soft exoskeleton

Engineers at the Wiss Institute (Harvard University) commissioned by the Defense Projects Agency (DARPA) developed and tested a prototype of the exoskeleton on a soft basis, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the resource IEEE Spectrum.

“The exoskeleton is designed for the military and consists of a shoulder module and a system of cables that help the soldier perform certain actions. As a result, the device unloads the muscles of a person and allows them to overcome a greater distance, as well as carry a greater load, ”informs the publication.

The novelty has already been tested on rough terrain, their results were carefully recorded by experts from the research laboratory of the US Department of Defense: readings were taken throughout the 5-kilometer route. The obtained data will allow to establish the effectiveness of the product.

The next test phase is scheduled for October. Specialists will find out how much the exoskeleton unloads the muscles, and whether it allows you to move with greater speed.

In the Russian Federation, such developments are also carried out. A similar system is being created as part of the upgrading of the “Warrior” equipment. According to the newspaper, the Russian exoskeleton "will allow the soldier to carry up to 300 kilograms of equipment, throw weights and make jumps impossible for a person."

The device will be controlled by the power of thought, and the neural interface necessary for this will be created by 2020.

“Third generation combat equipment will be developed in the direction of integrating various biomechanical tools, including exoskeletons. The equipment will also include medicines and food. In this case, all components of the combat equipment of the Russian soldier should be integrated to reduce the mass. In accordance with the requirements of the security forces, it must be reduced by 25 percent (today, the “Warrior” of the 2 generation weighs 28 kg) ”- said the general director of TsNIITOCHMASH Dmitry Semizorov.

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[surrozh]

And in "Stalker" the exoskeleton is already there.

[shuhartred]

Quote: surozh

And in "Stalker" the exoskeleton is already there.

So he works there on the "flash" like a "gaussian". With such a battery, why not perverted.

[Ruslan]

nda, but I remember the code: aw. in general, exoskeletons have become some kind of fetish in the culture of games. but it is worth recognizing a very promising technology that will open the way to the creation of armored suits in which you can sleep in the winter, be under water (if you need to hide), fight with chem. contamination, for all climatic zones and with enhanced armor. cool, but you need batteries capacious and powerful.

[Conductor]

An interesting implementation of a "soft" exoskeleton. I wonder how much the "tester" was carrying in a backpack? But it seemed to me a bit noisy. For one fighter, this is uncritical, but an annoying sound will come from five

[Samaritan]

And it’s worth, like a new tank ...

[Vladimirets]

Russian exoskeleton “will allow a soldier to carry up to 300 kilograms of equipment, to drop weights and to make jumps impossible for humans”

Yes, God, now, of course, it sounds fantastic.

[Basarev]

And what about this soft exoskeleton with durability? According to the canon, all these incredible jumps and the wearing of three hundred kilograms should be only side effects. And the main line should be a radical increase in armor. So that no DShK could cut down a soldier.

[Riv]

Well, that's completely out of the realm of fiction. :) An armor-piercing large-caliber bullet penetrates 20 mm of armor (if successful, of course). It is not realistic to protect a soldier from such a thing. It’s easier to immediately pack it in a cast iron block on wheels.

In addition, the law of conservation of momentum has not been canceled. I personally observed a case of concussion after a bullet from "Makarov" hit "Sphere". The helmet survived, of course, but its owner was knocked out. In the morning bruises got out under my eyes and I had to go to the medical unit. And the DShK bullet would most likely have simply led to a fracture of the base of the skull, even if you put a helmet three centimeters thick on your head.

[Archon]

concussion problem can be solved if the helmet is firmly connected to the armored suit (or automatically compensated), and the soldier will receive a picture from the internal monitors of the helmet, or from glasses with monitors, or in some other interesting way. Thus, when getting into the helmet, the load on the neck will be minimal, and the blow on the head will be weaker, since the impulse will be distributed throughout the body + suit. But you can probably fall on your back or just sway.

and as for the thickness of the armor, there probably exists or is being developed a material that can withstand such loads at a much smaller thickness. If this is being developed with us, it’s wonderful, if not with us, then it will appear with us anyway.

[Averias]

Quote: Riv

In addition, the law of conservation of momentum has not been canceled. I personally observed a case of concussion after a bullet from "Makarov" hit "Sphere".

Exactly, a few years ago I saw the development of an institute dealing with polymers. Polymer helmet, "holds" a bullet fired from SVD. But as you say, the problem is kinetics. The helmet withstands, but the fighter does not. But all the same, there are more pluses, of course, and the first is weight, I'm afraid to lie, but it seems that it was said about 200 grams.

[Couch General]

Judging by the way it is hung on the zoldatik with the help of an overhead crane, this is really the "weight" we really need in the American troops! Just like alive I see how they are packed in a company on alarm in this tops and tears of emotion are welling in my eyes!

[Uncle VasyaSayapin]

They plan to fight only with barbarians and attack first. If a probability arises, they will be faced with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation immediately talking about cooperation.

[Altona]

Quote: Couch General

Judging by the way it is hung on the zoldatik with the help of an overhead crane, this is really the "weight" we really need in the American troops! Just like alive I see how they are packed in a company on alarm in this tops and tears of emotion are welling in my eyes!

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It is necessary, but not like a watch with a battery the size of a suitcase ... It’s as if the dude will be pulled by the car’s seat belts ... We need to come up with a reasonable recovery system so that walking and other movements charge the battery, and the system itself is more compact ...

[Ural resident]

it will be especially "funny" if some part of the exik on the march suddenly fails and this almost half-ton weight falls on the fragile shoulders of the subject

[Abbra]

It seems to me that Russian exoskeletons will walk and fight on their own. Without a man. Does the horseradish expose the people to danger?

[Doctor Savage]

Though "soft", even "hard" ... that skeleton will not cancel their spinelessness.

[Oberon 1]

So far, it is more and more suitable for tourists and athletes.

[Abbra]

And for livestock !!!!

[Oman 47]

In the books of F. Berezin (alternative history), good descriptions of the purpose and combat use of exoskeletons are given.
Technologically, they have not grown slightly yet.

[astronom1973n]

I watch the video and want to give the command: "Lie down" Go to landmark No. .. crawl forward! Yes, so that in our Siberian snowdrift, but in February at -40! Then yes .. And so far only window dressing!

[Reserve buildbat]

You have no conscience, dear. This exoskeleton is not for crawling! Moreover, at temperatures below zero, according to the old man Celsius, soldiers do not fight, because there is a danger of frostbite of the genitals due to the use of diapers. And if you fall into a snowdrift, then you will not get up with such a suitcase on your back.

[APASUS]

A strange situation with these exoskeletons is obtained in the USA. The paratrooper competitions show and the soldiers openly confirm that they do not intend to train because in the army they move by helicopters.
The Americans also invented a lot of porter robots and exoskeletons in this regard, but they mostly use technology in battle tactics. They don’t fit into the American army, except for specialists

[SSR]

And this is, for example, with "Armata", the Ministry of Defense has already reported that only professional contractors will manage the Armata, conscripts will not be imprisoned for armature, and this is what happens, equipment and weapons are more and more perfect and more expensive and maintenance is more expensive (China is not cutting the army for 300000 thousand people, from quantity to quality) and, roughly speaking, a company of professionals in "exoskeletons" where each professional is equipped under 300 kg ... In general, this company will be able to demolish a battalion of a less technologically advanced enemy and even one with tanks and helicopters ...
Threat
And as usual, the comments of the urakryaks delight))) if both articles about new items were from our research institutes, then skepticism would immediately disappear from the comments))) and any daredevil who dared to be skeptical about the news would be instantly "ostracized".)))

[2sila]

A crane with a yellow hook, they will also drag him in the desert ?!

[goblin xnumx]

purely theoretical, what if a battery fails during a jump with a load of 300?

[sssla]

And ha ha laughed at the glory)))))

As a result, the device unloads the human muscles and allows you to overcome a greater distance, as well as carry a greater load, ”the publication informs.

The fact that the cables will help relieve some muscle groups, I agree, the way it can and should be! But, as these cables can carry a large load, then fire this is something with something)))

[Genry]

Does the syllable "skeleton" mean anything to you?
And the cables are just an electric drive.

[rotmistr60]

readings were taken along the entire 5-kilometer route

Well, I walked 5 km, so what? Interestingly, and with such a bomb on his back (shoulder module) where will the fighter put his equipment? So far, this is only, let's say, "pen tests". Perhaps in 10-20 years, something worthwhile will appear.

[dvina71]

Yeah .. in usa it's really bad with physics .. that's where the munich is coming from.
I’m wondering .. in a rigid exoskeleton, the load is removed from the person due to the fact that the exo rests on the surface. And then it means the guy was hung on his back with a backpack with drives and a battery, and all for what .. a pair of muscles became easier, and the whole body is heavier ..

[Manul]

The steeper the SUV, the longer the tractor is stomped. Without armor, this pack unit is an excellent target. With armor - the payload is reduced. It is interesting, of course, to look at the development of technologies, at what yesterday seemed to be inaccessible fiction (we also need to keep up with the development of such technologies). But the scope of such a device seems very limited. That's when they create like this, then it will be a breakthrough

[Ruslan]

you can only come to these through those, for starters

[roskot]

These gadgets must be tested in real conditions. Where they shoot. And it will become clear how much it is needed.

[Denbfrkas]

I don’t know how to skeleton, but they have good boots.

[Bayonet]

Skeleton - the structure itself is rigid. A soft skeleton ... Well, it helps, but does not reduce the load on the joints and bones. In general, I must admit, the men in DARPA eat bread for good reason.

[Jan Ivanov]

So if there is something to cut, it’s also not possible to come up with such a thing. )
To fasten the suspenders to your boots - here is the "soft exoskeleton version 2.0", which is much easier than the previous one. And what really helps to lift the legs.

[Jan Ivanov]

"the device [shoulder module] relieves the muscles of a person and allows you to travel a greater distance, as well as carry a larger load"
Something I'm dull. It's the same as in Cheburashka and Gena the crocodile: "Let me take the suitcase, and you take me."
No?

[arrows]

How many pins .. we have already made statements "about developments that will overturn the laws of physics, the laws of biology, the laws of astronautics, genetics, engineering", etc. and so on, in fact everything turns out to be PSHIK !!!

[kirpich]

The very phrase "SOFT EXOSKELETON" causes laughter

[Polite Moose]

I also don’t understand by someone how a system of cables attached to a shoulder device can relieve muscle? It is clear with a hard ES. There, the external frame, relying on the ground, due to its rigidity, provides relief of the load on a person. And here. Obviously, the ideologist of this device was the ever-memorable baron, who pulled himself by the hair from the swamp.

[TanakaKenshin]

The same question, actually. I watched the video three times, I didn’t see anything that would transfer weight to the ground.

[nomad74]

It’s clear that while the fighter’s ballistic protection is far from the technical level of development, it’s already good that the fighter can bring several tens of shots for an RPG or just make a march with an heavy machine gun, you can imagine how tactical units like squad and platoon! Here is the problem to be solved! The real problem with modern exoskeletons is the source of energy, for him! how to make it compact? Or to make an energy source on new principles, for example, hydrogen evolution from water.

[sssla]

Genry SU September 26, 2015 12:16 ↑
Does the syllable "skeleton" mean anything to you?
And the cables are just an electric drive.

The article says about a "soft" exoskeleton or did you skip school ??? !! And the video shows this with a cable drive and driven by an electric or other drive, it is not so important !! What will the carried load press on when stopping, if not on the bones of the owner's skeleton "EXOSKELETA myaginkogo" ???

[sssla]

Quote: sssla

Neither the line nor the scriber expert !!!

This is so heroic, minus))