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Comments on ActiveLink Makes Power Loader From Aliens
Attention would-be Ripleys - your power loader exoskeleton is now in development. (Read
the complete story)
| "I like when science fiction inspires new technology but at the same time, I hate to be disappointed. The thing looked like it was held together with shoe strings and bubble gum. It looked like they put more work into the graphics of the video than the machine itself.
The arms extend, that's nothing special. The hands spin, that's nothing special. One leg moves and apparently follows the guy's foot. That might be special or the leg may be moving on its own and the guy following it with his foot which then is nothing special. The claws grip, that is nothing special. All the movement and lifting could have been done by the guy as easily as the suit.
It moved slowly, it was held up by a structure, it was powered by the structure, and there was no proof that the thing actually did anything special.
I don't want to be negative, but this is nothing special. It looks like it was thrown together to get more grant money because the team had gotten nowhere and they were broke." (Brandon 9/30/2009 9:27:49 PM) |
| "Well, at least they were taking a shot at it. Just to remind people, take a look at this scene, which is the closest thing I could find to the relevant bit from Aliens.
(Bill Christensen 10/1/2009 7:38:31 AM) |
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