DailyDirt: Supersuits Are The Next Wearable Tech?
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All kinds of technophiles are looking forward to new and better-looking smartwatches and wearable devices that don’t make a person look like a member of the Borg. Everyone has seen gadgets getting smaller and more fashionable over time, so it’s not just foolish optimism to hope that wearable tech will be amazing and cool in a few short years. Some cool wearable stuff is being developed right now, but it doesn’t look too fashionable yet. Here are some examples.
- Employees of Daewoo who are building ships in South Korea have access to robotic exoskeletons that can help them lift 70 lbs of stuff effortlessly. These prototype robotic suits are going to be able to lift over 200 lbs in the near future, and they also sound like an awesome toy for a billionaire superhero…. [url]
- Wearable robots are already helping out the disabled, but there are still a lot of bugs to work out before these powered exoskeletons are ready for full-time use. Walking around instead of rolling in a wheelchair is a nice feature, but robotic legs need to handle falls better and have longer lasting batteries. [url]
- Wouldn’t it be cool to wear a mask that could give you superhuman abilities — like superhearing or supervision? These face prosthetics look bulky and scary, but it might not be too long before something like Google Glass is offering super-abilities instead of dorky augmented reality. [url]
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Comments on “DailyDirt: Supersuits Are The Next Wearable Tech?”
HONEY!
Where is my SUPER SUIT?!
Re: HONEY!
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70 lbs?
What ever happened to plain old muscles?
Re: 70 lbs?
I think the effortlessly part is important here. While I’ve seen plenty of strong people I don’t think I’ve seen them handle seventy pound anything like it was nothing.
Economically machine strength works out in their favor too. It will probably be cheaper to replace a supersuit or its parts than for workplace injuries from lifting 70lbs, or wrongful death cases. Machines are cheap. Humans are expensive. Just look at the cost of your mechanic vs your doctor.
Re: 70 lbs?
70 lbs isn’t so light when you’ve lifted your hundredth 70 lb load in a day.
Re: Re: 70 lbs?
“70 lbs isn’t so light when you’ve lifted your hundredth 70 lb load in a day.”
It’s something called “work”. More people should try it.
Re: Re: Re: 70 lbs?
In your cynicism, you missed the basic point: this isn’t about people not wanting to do physical work, it’s about employers wanting to maximize productivity.
If a worker is moving large numbers of 70 lb loads all day, they’ll be doing it more slowly at the end of the shift at the start. Reducing the physical effort means that the productivity won’t fall off over the course of the day.
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Yep
the only problem is they only people to receive them will PD in the new Amerika
Supersuits are cool, just be careful you don’t punch the wrong button and accidentally kill James Brown.