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Title: Iron man in real life
Post by: FlickerYourOwnIdentity on February 16, 2014, 12:37:49 PM
Did any of you hear about this?  Army is almost finished an iron man exoskeleton, it will help build strength, and it will also protect soldiers in combat.  It also looks exactly like an iron man suit.  Thoughts?
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: MuggyWuggy on February 16, 2014, 03:03:37 PM
Civilian enforcement technology
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: rarehuntertay on February 16, 2014, 05:17:45 PM
So it's a M.A.N.T.I.S. Suit then... I wonder how many of us old folks remember that show...
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: Kaworu, the Fifth Child on February 16, 2014, 10:20:31 PM
Supposedly it's bring tested in June.
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: Mikefrompluto on February 16, 2014, 10:40:47 PM
In similar news, Nike says the power laces from Back to the Future's Marty McFly's Nikes will be in production in 2015. I don't know which of these is cooler.

http://gizmodo.com/nike-designer-says-marty-mcflys-power-laces-are-coming-1523547123
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: Apathy Reactor on February 17, 2014, 09:42:01 AM
Quote from: Taysby on February 16, 2014, 03:05:17 PM
I've heard of it.  It's basically an exoskeleton that amplifies your movements so the suit is doing all of the work.  So you can run longer, lift heavy things, etc.  it can't fly or shoot lasers.  Yet...
but we have jets and lasers too... Just gotta get some duct tape and presto...
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: InfinitiveDivinity on February 17, 2014, 10:46:26 AM
Quote from: Taysby on February 17, 2014, 10:21:42 AM
We don't have weapon grade lasers, and it would take a jet pack (whichever ones exist, but it's too expensive for now to use) to do that.
I think he was being sarcastic.
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: Piotr on February 19, 2014, 05:35:55 AM
Lol
Title: Re: Iron man in real life
Post by: Destore117 on February 25, 2014, 10:26:18 PM
So it's kinda more like Warmonger then? Since A it's being used for soldiers
B it's more like an exoskeleton than a suit.