Raytheon/SARCOS

By Tim Brown

Unlike the Iron Man suit, this suit only uses the arms and legs.

Provides an enormous jump in user strength while allowing for acute sensitivity for lesser tasks.

Designed for the military • Battle field use• Other theater use

Hardiman suit• General Electric and US Military• 1960’s• Made lifting 200lbs feel like 10lbs

Failure• Weighed 1500lbs• Slave-master work system• Could only move 2.5 ft/s• Never tested with a human inside

Titanium, carbon fiber plates, or carbon nanotubes

Hydraulic systems Computer systems

• Limb motion/range awareness Multi speed motors

Allows user to lift heavy weight repeatedly without strain Lifts with a 17:1 weight ratio Combat and Logistics versions

• Combat is primarily legs• Logistics is “workhorse” style

Can run 3 mph with agility Weighs 150lbs Only runs on power tether

Portable energy (fuel tank, not battery) Lowered weight Increased strength Lowered cost Flying?

“Hands On With The Sarcos XOS 2 – The Real Life Iron Man” http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/sarcos-xos2-the-real-life-iron-man/

“Powered Exoskeleton” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton

“Raytheon XOS 2 Exoskeleton, Second-Generation Robotics Suit, United States of America” http://www.army-technology.com/projects/raytheon-xos-2-exoskeleton-us/

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1743-0003-6-17.pdf (journal)