Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era

Re:Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era by donw on Thursday May 15, 2008 @04:15PM (#190877)

Well, they don't specify what kind of 'press' (bench, leg, drill, coffee?), but I'll assume they mean 'bench', and for an 'athletic' 5'11" guy at 180lbs, not being able to bench 200 is... surprising. Anybody can, with a bit of training, bench 10% above their body weight.

I know that this isn't the point of the article -- I'm just being nitpicky. I definitely think that the tech is interesting, but I think that it will end up finding many more uses in the civilian world than it will in the military. A reliable, self-powered exoskeleton would make for a lot of changes in the building trades, in the way warehouses are managed, in the way factories operate...

We live in interesting times. :)

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Re:Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era by hugh on Thursday May 15, 2008 @04:25PM (#190895)

It says he's "lucky if he can press 200 pounds" unassisted, which means he presses 200 lbs on a good day. Which, as you say, is pretty normal. I'm not sure what you're surprised about, unless you're misinterpreting the phrase "lucky if".

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