[extropy-chat] Exoskeletons about to hit market

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Joseph Bloch <jbloch at humanenhancement.com> wrote:
> Absolutely fascinating stuff.
> 
> If it becomes feasible (and doubtless in a few years it can be) to 
> super-power the motors, I can definitely see uses for being able to
> run at 45 mph and being able to lift a ton. On the most mundane of
> levels, think of the exoskeleton Ripley used in the film "Aliens";
> the utility in construction, freight handling, search-and-rescue,
> etc. Imagine every fire company equipped with one of those bad
> boys, suitably insulated, able to stride into an inferno and knock
> down a few walls to rescue trapped victims. Think of what you could
> do with that looking for earthquake survivors.

Think of how many Branch Davidian compounds you could stampede and burn
down with a few of these puppies...
> 
> And the police and military applications are obvious. 

Obviously...

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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