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Move over Bionic Man, Make Room for BLEEX

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Posted by .com 2004-03-11 7:11:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Starship Troopers Mobile Infantry V.1.0
"Rantburg's Roughnecks" here we come!

Posted by Sparks 2004-3-11 9:31:07 AM|| 2004-3-11 9:31:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fascinating story - I had no idea people were actually learning sh*t at Berkeley.

Posted by BH 2004-3-11 9:48:58 AM|| 2004-3-11 9:48:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 BH-
That's okay, as soon as somebody realizes this has military applications, watch 'em come out of the woodwork...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-3-11 10:28:29 AM|| 2004-3-11 10:28:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm more impressed that Berkley made something that could help soldiers fight.

Posted by Charles 2004-3-11 10:28:34 AM|| 2004-3-11 10:28:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's my understanding that this thing runs outta fuel in 2 hours. Not very useful in my opinion.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-3-11 10:32:55 AM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-3-11 10:32:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I want one of those cargo exo's that Sigourney Weaver used to fight the Alien! Just add some armor and...

Posted by .com 2004-3-11 10:38:11 AM|| 2004-3-11 10:38:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Christopher Reeves might yet walk with these.

#5: I gotta plug my legs in?

#6 I just want Sigourney Weaver

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-3-11 10:57:39 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-3-11 10:57:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 yeah, runs out of fuel after two hours and the thing is a combustion engine,

this thing would be only semi useful in situations where you cant use vehicles. in which case you just have a group of men running around (for two hours) with a noisy combustion engine between their legs.
as a standalone product, berkley just found new ways to make our soldiers targets.

Posted by Dcreeper 2004-3-11 5:45:57 PM|| 2004-3-11 5:45:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 âThere is no joystick, no keyboard, no push button to drive the device,â says Kazerooni, a professor of mechanical engineering. âThe pilot becomes an integral part of the exoskeleton.â

Didn't they say that about the Segway? Before it started falling over.

Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-3-11 8:15:37 PM|| 2004-3-11 8:15:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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