The state of the military exoskeleton is still science fiction

[kestrell]

Checking up on the status of the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), I found this article from earlier this year
https://taskandpurpose.com/talos-iron-man-suit-dead
and I'm struck by how integrated science fiction has become in talking about the design--I mean, Iron Man is mainstream media now, but Starship Troopers is old school. Anyway, the military exoskeleton is one of my favorite military/disability/science ficion intersections, but I'm kind of amused that the military can't get its devices to work with each other, either.

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[cvirtue]

Adam Savage of Mythbusters has a new show "Savage Builds" and his first episode is making an iron man suit that is resistant to bullets, bombs, AND can fly. Spoiler: it works. No surprises that there are some conditions inherent in that statement. I think it's on Discovery's streaming service; we watched it a few days ago.