Power Loading and Exoskeletons

Ripley taking on the Alien Mama

Remember Ripley vs. the Alien? What a great battle!  Recent movies such as Iron Man and Elysium feature robotic exoskeletons with advanced power loading capabiities. Companies such as Lockheed Martin ( HULC) and Raytheon (Sarcos) have developed working power loading exoskeletons for military applications, and Panasonic has a couple Power Loader products in the works for commercial use. So how do they work? Discover how sensors, chips, actuators, and controllers come together to make these super-human, alien butt-kicking machines a reality.

Welcome to the blog for the 2014 Kavli Science Video Contest!

The theme of this year's video contest is "science in fiction". Or, how about"science faction" ???

According to the online Urban dictionary:

1.	science faction
	refers to: (1) Actual scientific discoveries or inventions that are so hard to believe as to be commonly mistaken for science fiction. (2) A speculative technological discovery or invention specifically referred to in past science fiction writing that has since become true. Apparently an invisibility cloak has become science faction as military scientists have discovered a reflective material that can bend light around a subject making the subject effectively invisible.   In the days ahead we will be exploring some examples of science faction. I will be sharing some cool inventions and discoveries...      Here is a personal favorite of mine to kick off our quest .... the flying car!