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Robots in the field, Part 5(ME5286 Robotics, University of Minnesota)
Selected videos and web sites that illustrate:A) The state of the art in commercially available
machines,B) “Robots” and autonomous machines of interest, C) “Far-out” machines, and D) Recent thinking on the subject
All web site links have been updated as of March 15, 2018
u Robotic prosthetic legs .. "read" the wearer's arm gestures via a set of crutches. … �first such device to do so without a tether, … inspired by military exoskeletons that soldiers strap on to lift heavy packs. … will initially be available only at rehabilitation centers for use with a trained physical therapist, … may hit the home market by 2013.” Seehttp://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030618_2029794,00.htm
u Exoskeletal devices for amplifying human strength, see Popular Science video of Ironman & XOS2 (May 2008)
From above 2010 article, …u The XOS 2, developed by Salt Lake City-based Sarcos (owned briefly by Raytheon).
u The XOS 2 allows even its least muscular wearer to lift 200-lb. weights without breaking a sweat and punch through slabs of wood that a person would be at pains to even saw through ordinarily.
XOS 2 from Time Magazine�s�50 Best Inventions of the Year� (Nov. 22, 2010 issue) at
u They expect to roll out the XOS 2 first to the military, allowing soldiers in theaters of operation to lift heavy ordnance or other equipment with ease.
Iron Man 2 XOS 2 "exoskeleton suit”In Sept., 2010, Raytheon unveiled its second-generation powered exoskeleton,
the XOS 2, coinciding with the release of Iron Man 2 on DVD. Powered by an internal-combustion engine driving hydraulic actuations, the exoskeleton allowed its wearer to lift 200lb repeatedly without tiring.