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Yo dudes.

So how would you like your very own military exoskeleton for Christmas?
Exo skellie whatzit??
Well for lack of a better definition, it’s a machine that an operator will wear externally in order to amplify their strength, speed, and constitution.
Think Ironman but suckier and hooked up to a plug socket or a really huge kak battery.

Exoskeletons have been around for quite some time and scientists have been trying very hard to perfect the art of an exoskeleton that can be easily used as well as be ergonomically applicable.
The XOS Mechwarrior suit, which is a Raytheon project, is aimed at military purposes, instead of being used like Japanese exoskeletons which are aimed at aiding and helping people.

Trust the Americans to want to integrate this kind of technology into battlefield situations. The test pilot of the XOS was able to lift hundreds of pounds of free weight with unlimited reps (yes like at the gym)….well unlimited until a bolt flies out and the weight falls to the floor ripping the test pilots arm straight off.
Ok ok so terrible test accidents aside, what could the military applications be?
Well they could use them for moving weapons crates, heavy machinery and various supplies from location to location, but that’s still boring.
How about strapping two massive gatling guns strapped to each arm that can level a warehouse in ten seconds flat…”flat” very punny.
That’s the problem with normal humans trying to fire BIG guns, the recoil is way too strong to even stand, if you had XOS mechwarrior suit you could fire these guns without even feeling a twitch.
I’m sure poor militants in Asia are quaking in their boots right now.

When will something like the XOS suit become a reality? Well they have been working on this project since 2000 and they are still nowhere near completion, this is truly a “work in progress” project that will become better as time goes on.
The biggest issue is the power source, at the moment the XOS suit has a huge cable running behind it supplying it with “juice”. Obviously the suit won’t be ready to stride across a desert in Iraq until this issue is sorted, with the range being only as good as the cable it trails it poses quite an issue for “hot action” situations. If we had another kind of alternative fuel source or advanced battery then they could really get this suit going.
For now the application will mostly work for manual labour situations, and at best, live fire heavy movement situations…that are close to plug sockets.

I shudder at the thought of how much one of these suits will cost to make.
I still want one though.
Oh and whatever you do…stay away from the pool.

Duncs.