Ghryphen
03-24-2004, 11:05 AM
Pretty Neat
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/03/images/bleex.jpg
The researchers point out that the human pilot does not need a joystick, button or special keyboard to "drive" the device. Rather, the machine is designed so that the pilot becomes an integral part of the exoskeleton, thus requiring no special training to use it. In the UC Berkeley experiments, the human pilot moved about a room wearing the 100-pound exoskeleton and a 70-pound backpack while feeling as if he were lugging a mere 5 pounds.
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/03/03_exo.shtml
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/03/images/bleex.jpg
The researchers point out that the human pilot does not need a joystick, button or special keyboard to "drive" the device. Rather, the machine is designed so that the pilot becomes an integral part of the exoskeleton, thus requiring no special training to use it. In the UC Berkeley experiments, the human pilot moved about a room wearing the 100-pound exoskeleton and a 70-pound backpack while feeling as if he were lugging a mere 5 pounds.
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/03/03_exo.shtml