If you have watched iron man, elysium movies or played call of duty, stalker video games, your idea of military exoskeletons probably consists of something BADASS that a soldier brings with him into battlefield. And you are 100% correct.

Wiki definition :A powered exoskeleton, also known as powered armor, exoframe, or exosuit, is a mobile machine consisting primarily of an outer framework (akin to an insect's exoskeleton) worn by a person, and powered by a system of motors or hydraulics that delivers at least part of the energy for limb movement.


A BIONIC EXO-SKELETON

While today's exoskeletons are still many years away from being able to operate in the battlefield however many countries are actively involved in research to field a working exo skeleton.

China's military researchers eg EEAE have debuted their own state of the art exoskeleton at Zhuhai 2014.

CHINESE KUNG-FU EXOSKELETON


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbcRwJckPeY
RUSSIAN MIND CONTROLLED EXO SKELETON
UIMC a subsidiary of the Russian state corporation Rostec (formerly Russian Technologies) specialized in researching, designing and building military automated control and dual-use robotic systems among a host of other defense-related R& tasks and is building mind-controlled dual-use exoskeletons.

Japan’s defense research organization has proposed allocating $7.5 million of its 2015 budget towards research into “highly mobile powered suits.”
One of the most developed exoskeletons is a Japanese device called HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb), which is intended for people with only partial paralysis or extreme muscle weakness. It has tiny sensors that are instrumented all over the exoskeleton, so it measures how your legs are pushing against the device, Force sensors in the feet detect when a person leans forward, triggering the exoskeleton to move.
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JAPANESE EXO SKELETON

The US is specially in the forefront. They have several projects underway, this includes the US army development of a web-patterned exosuit worn under a soldier’s uniform. The Navy has an exoskeleton project. Lockheed Martin has its own powered exoskeleton project for infantry troops, known as HULC.also the special Operations Command is gunning for an armored suit known as TALOS.
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INFO GRAPHIC ON DIFFERENCES IN CAPABILITY BETWEEN PRESENT & PROJECTED GEAR

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HULC

REQUIREMENTS OF A EXOSKELETON

For one, it should provide protection against ordinary and advanced rifle rounds.aka powered armour on the military side, powered armor has been of great interest for potential future infantry technologies. Ultimate goal is to be invulnerable to all sorts of gunfire.FYI an MIT team is currently developing liquid body armour – made from fluids that transmute into a solid when a magnetic field or electrical current is applied.

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It should be able to lift and move more than 200 pounds at the minimum and simultaneously be able to do a continuous running pace and a dash pace for short-medium distances. In short allow a soldier to carry hundreds of pounds of gear for days, handle big heavy weapons like anti-tank missiles, and advanced sensors and communications that normally require two operators, and also be able to carry other wounded soldiers off the field on its back.


A FUTURISTIC CONCEPT

The helmet of the exoskeleton should be able to receive both vision and sound from 360 degrees and be able to digitally project it on to a screen and additionally collect and fuse information from all kinds of sensors inbuilt or external in real-time.These should also be equipped with sensors and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers so that navigation and terrain negotiation becomes easier and provide improved 360° situational awareness.

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TALOS HEAD GEAR CONCEPT






KINETIC OPERATIONS SUIT which is rumored to be part of the TALOS program

It should have bio-mechanical sensors to detect adverse changes in the human body via monitoring the heart and breathing rates through physiological sensors and take appropriate remedial measures via injection devices that can deploy themselves . It could also come with an internal oxygen system.overall it should mimick and further advancethe capabilities of Warfighter Physiological Status Monitor and remedial sub system.It should have Microclimate Cooling System would will consist of a network of narrow tubing to provide heating or cooling to the soldier as per his needs.

reality check as of now.

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these EXO SKELETONS in their military variants would increase the fighting potency of a military force by many folds,
the soldiers in the exo skeleton would not tire or suffer fatigue and will be endowed with all kind of extra sensory abilities
they will become the perfect KILLING MACHINES which will kill without the efficiency of the DEVIL herself.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2W23ysgWKI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKcqHaPhkkM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPjatYDHJKo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FouRqiFmIY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmIhdkkHWZc

some videos relating to powered EXO SKELETON

however regarding the development of these exo skeletons a lot of R & D remains to be done and is being done and will be done to make the perfect and most lethal of these machines since in everything SKY IS THE LIMIT.

and hopefully someday we will get to buy our very own non-destructive civilian grade IRON MAN suits

how cool it would be


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