Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning - io9 Comments

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

phoghat — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:12:17 PDT

Starship Troopers are here. Are YOU ready to be a citizen?

phoghat

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

Bob_of_Mars — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:35:37 PDT

@aspiringexpatriate: Nonono, don't you get it? This is the universe where HAL and Skynet are just mindless pieces of software/machinery that don't kill and/or take over humanity! We're the lucky ones that get to see what might have been!

On another note, this all sounds awesome, but I'm still waiting for when we can manipulate our bodies just by meditating. I want some gorram tentacles and another set of arms, dammit! And maybe a second head. Oh well, I'll just have to make do with what I get...

Bob_of_Mars

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Michael Reilly — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:59:13 PDT

@braak: Cornell University's entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge back in November was called "Skynet" too.

Seriously, roboticists need to stop naming their AI/futuretech after evil machinery.

Michael Reilly

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Klebert L. Hall — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:15:17 PDT

@Belabras:

Sweet! I would pay to see that - powersuit guy runs 500 feet, powersuit grabs and eats cow, repeat...

-Kle.

Klebert L. Hall

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Belabras — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:00:00 PDT

@Klebert L. Hall: You remember that robot that powered itself with dead slugs? Just like that, but on a *much* larger scale....

Belabras

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

AmishJohn — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:41:32 PDT

@Klebert L. Hall: Methane fuel cells and VanKamp's pork and beans.

AmishJohn

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

Tim Faulkner — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:32:52 PDT

@Klebert L. Hall: Very long extension cords. Just watch your step and don't trip.

Tim Faulkner

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Klebert L. Hall — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:21:53 PDT

How are the MIT folks planning on powering this stuff? That's the big powersuit hurdle, currently.
-Kle.

Klebert L. Hall

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Klebert L. Hall — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:21:04 PDT

@braak:

You're aware the The Register is all about silly, right?

Skynet is just a comsat constellation...

Aplogies if my sarcassometer is just broken.
-Kle.

Klebert L. Hall

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Priam — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:24:09 PDT

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about people trying to take over with these new exo-suits. That would actually take some planning. I am sure these things are pretty much going to be used for kicking people in the balls even harder so they can get on youtube or whatever incarnation of America's Funniest home videos in running.

Priam

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braak — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:27:19 PDT

@DocGratis: My robot/AI company is going to be called "Kill All Humans, Inc."

braak

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

ideaman2020 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:16:00 PDT

HAL-5? They've only got 8995 more iterations to perfect the AI.

Better call in Dr. Chandrasegarampillai...

ideaman2020

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btgoss — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:06:08 PDT

All of this is being done so Boomers can keep mountain biking when they turn 100. They want to live forever, even if it is some form of cyborg crypt keeper.

btgoss

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aspiringexpatriate — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:01:29 PDT

@Plague: No. As GOVERNATOR!

aspiringexpatriate

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

Daveinva — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:58:53 PDT

My guess is we'll learn how to grow replacement limbs first before we build perfect robotic replacements.

Daveinva

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

Smeagol92055 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:54:40 PDT

As a guy who suffers daily from excrutiating knee pain from an old military injury, this idea doesn't sound that bad... I'd gladly swap out my legs with some robotic limbs if it'd ease the pain any.

Smeagol92055

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Vactus — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:53:42 PDT

So should I start saving now? Or wait until they work and just chop off my hand and wrist?

Gotta love the names they chose.

Vactus

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

DocGratis — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:29:32 PDT

In related news Doctors are close to cures for diseases.. they are going to call them "Vampire virus" and "Zombie Plague"...

No no they are cures....

Why are you running away?

DocGratis

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

DocGratis — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:27:52 PDT

@braak: Seriously... why not just call it the "Kill all humans" powersuit...

DocGratis

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

Plague — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:22:44 PDT

@aspiringexpatriate:
Which is why he's enacted more green laws than any other governor?

Plague

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Log1c — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:21:52 PDT

@braak: Awesome.. I'm glad it controls military drones too, so much closer to the apocalypse!...

Log1c

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

aspiringexpatriate — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:16:05 PDT

Cyberdyne, Skynet... do these people watch the movies? Are they trying to build evil machines?

Well, as long as they clone them after Arnie, he's a terminator for the environment!

aspiringexpatriate

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Plague — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:02:09 PDT

I'm not convinced Cyberdyne is real. All the videos, website, etc. make it feel like some live action anime marketing stunt.

Plague

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braak — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:52:18 PDT

@Log1c: There's ALREADY a program called Skynet.

It is a series of computers that control England's new unmanned Predator Assault Drones.

And if that's not the dumbest fucking idea I've ever heard in my life...

[www.theregister.co.uk]

braak

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GuidoDavid — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:51:35 PDT

The prosthetic scenario from the MIT makes me think about Bernard Wolfe's Limbo ([100sf.blogspot.com]). Pretty disturbing for the yuck factor, but maybe not so far fetched.

GuidoDavid

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CMG — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:45:53 PDT

@SVreader: right? if it'll help my carpal tunnel, i'm down. especially since the current treatments are chance-y at best.
@braak: talk about a double-whammy.

CMG

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Log1c — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:43:54 PDT

@braak: If I ever start an AI company I'll call it SkyNet... and the first prototype the Turk.

Log1c

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braak — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:39:10 PDT

What? Nuh-uh.

The Cyberdyne corporation? And they're making a robot suit called HAL?

No way am I getting in that sucker.

braak

Real "Iron Man" Suits are Coming, but are Just the Beginning

SVreader — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:39:09 PDT

On one hand, the "improving" aspect freaks me out, but as someone who has had various wrist issues and still needs to type daily, arm exoskeletons/replacements would be nice.

SVreader