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XOS2 Exoskeleton. Raytheon/SARCOS By Tim Brown. What is the xOS2?. Unlike the Iron Man suit, this suit only uses the arms and legs. Provides an enormous jump in user strength while allowing for acute sensitivity for lesser tasks. Designed for the military Battle field use
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XOS2 Exoskeleton Raytheon/SARCOS By Tim Brown
What is the xOS2? • Unlike the Iron Man suit, this suit only uses the arms and legs. • Provides an enormous jump in user strength while allowing for acute sensitivity for lesser tasks. • Designed for the military • Battle field use • Other theater use
History • Hardiman suit • General Electric and US Military • 1960’s • Made lifting 200lbs feel like 10lbs • Failure • Weighed 1500lbs • Slave-master work system • Could only move 2.5 ft/s • Never tested with a human inside
How It Works • Titanium, carbon fiber plates, or carbon nanotubes • Hydraulic systems • Computer systems • Limb motion/range awareness • Multi speed motors
Current State • Allows user to lift heavy weight repeatedly without strain • Lifts with a 17:1 weight ratio • Combat and Logistics versions • Combat is primarily legs • Logistics is “workhorse” style • Can run 3 mph with agility • Weighs 150lbs • Only runs on power tether
Future Portable energy (fuel tank, not battery) Lowered weight Increased strength Lowered cost Flying?
Sources • “Hands On With The Sarcos XOS 2 – The Real Life Iron Man” http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/sarcos-xos2-the-real-life-iron-man/ • “Powered Exoskeleton” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton • “Raytheon XOS 2 Exoskeleton, Second-Generation Robotics Suit, United States of America” http://www.army-technology.com/projects/raytheon-xos-2-exoskeleton-us/ • http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1743-0003-6-17.pdf (journal)