https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/ Kestrell - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:59:15 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios kestrell personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/12439661/307003 https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/ 69 100 https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/306064.html Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:59:15 GMT https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/306064.html Checking up on the status of the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), I found this article from earlier this year<br /><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/talos-iron-man-suit-dead">https://taskandpurpose.com/talos-iron-man-suit-dead</a><br />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.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kestrell&ditemid=306064" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/306064.html prosthetics exoskeleton military disability tech public 3