“Alien” Exoskeleton for US Army In the sci-fi classic “Alien,” the heroine battles a nasty alien in a mechanical exoskeleton. Today’s US Army is testing out an eerily similar exoskeleton to help move heavy loads and prevent back strain and fatigue. You can even punch and fight in the exoskeleton. (November, 2007) source: [Reuters via HowStuffWorks.com] science.howstuffworks.com

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Yamaha Branded Deus Ex Machina Motorcycle Exoskeleton On Video, Looks Tron-esque. Art Center Pasadena student Jake Loniak has taken everything that is cool about exoskeletons and motorcycles and crammed it into this Yamaha-branded Deus Ex Machina concept motorcycle. The vehicle is powered by ultra-capacitors and doped nano-phoshpate batteries (similar to the ones currently used in hybrid cars) and it is controlled using 36 pneumatic muscles with two linear actuators set along a spine …

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