Robots in the field, Part 5(ME5286 Robotics, University of Minnesota)

Selected videos and web sites that illustrate:A) The state of the art in commercially available

machines,B) “Robots” and autonomous machines of interest, C) “Far-out” machines, and D) Recent thinking on the subject

All web site links have been updated as of March 15, 2018

© 2018 Max Donath

eLegs Exoskeleton from Time Magazine�The 50 Best Inventions of the Year� (Nov. 22, 2010 issue) at

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2029497,00.html

u Robotic prosthetic legs .. "read" the wearer's arm gestures via a set of crutches. … �first such device to do so without a tether, … inspired by military exoskeletons that soldiers strap on to lift heavy packs. … will initially be available only at rehabilitation centers for use with a trained physical therapist, … may hit the home market by 2013.” Seehttp://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030618_2029794,00.htm

u Exoskeletal devices for amplifying human strength, see Popular Science video of Ironman & XOS2 (May 2008)

From above 2010 article, …u The XOS 2, developed by Salt Lake City-based Sarcos (owned briefly by Raytheon).

u The XOS 2 allows even its least muscular wearer to lift 200-lb. weights without breaking a sweat and punch through slabs of wood that a person would be at pains to even saw through ordinarily.

XOS 2 from Time Magazine�s�50 Best Inventions of the Year� (Nov. 22, 2010 issue) at

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2029497,00.htmland

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030613_2029814,00.html

u They expect to roll out the XOS 2 first to the military, allowing soldiers in theaters of operation to lift heavy ordnance or other equipment with ease.

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mauZlo2YqvEor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UpxsrlLbpU

For other wearable exoskeletal devices, such as Lockheed Martin’s Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC), see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUMg4KADC0Ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Universal_Load_Carrierhttps://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/exoskeleton.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu4ynV0pEMI&feature=youtu.be&t=3m54s

GE Walking Truck (1960’s)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMGCFLEYakM

http://cyberneticzoo.com/walking-machines/1969-ge-walking-truck-ralph-mosher-american/

Iron Man 2 XOS 2 "exoskeleton suit”In Sept., 2010, Raytheon unveiled its second-generation powered exoskeleton,

the XOS 2, coinciding with the release of Iron Man 2 on DVD. Powered by an internal-combustion engine driving hydraulic actuations, the exoskeleton allowed its wearer to lift 200lb repeatedly without tiring.

Sarcos was one of the first developers of Master/Slave Telerobots. Telerobotics is the area of robotics concerned with the control of semi-

autonomous robots from a distance.

MASTER/SLAVE Telerobotics

v For other master/slave manipulators, Central Research Laboratories, Red Wing, MN, seehttp://www.destaco.com/manipulation-transfer-equipment.html

v For the latest on Sarcos, see https://www.sarcos.com

u Founded as Berkeley Bionics in 2005, it became Ekso Bionics in 2011.See http://www.eksobionics.com

u Competitor: ReWalk. See http://rewalk.com

u Various trials have been underway for both systems (May 19, 2012)http://www.economist.com/node/21555544

u ReWalk, Ekso Race to Sell Exoskeletons in Tough Rehab Market(Dec. 4, 2017)

https://www.xconomy.com/national/2017/12/04/rewalk-ekso-race-to-sell-exoskeletons-in-tough-rehab-market/

u Ford Assembly Line Workers Try Out Exoskeleton Tech to Boost Performance (Nov. 10, 2017)

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/ford-assembly-line-workers-try-out-exoskeleton-tech-to-boost-performance

Exoskeletons used for rehabilitation and for strength amplification