Armies around the world have always chased the dream of a military exoskeleton. But despite decades of attempts, why are these machines still not here? Where is our promised Iron Man suit? Well, exoskeletons for soldiers pose some specific challenges that need to be tackled, and today we take a look at 3 of them.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Power
3:59 Movement & Control
6:31 Reaction times
7:53 The future of military exoskeletons

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Sources:
(11) Movement-enhancing exoskeletons may impair decision making https://news.mit.edu/2018/movement-enhancing-exoskeletons-impair-decision-making-1004
Emerging Technologies https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/emerging-technologies-1
Russia, US Are In a Military Exoskeleton Race https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/08/russia-us-are-military-exoskeleton-race/150939/
Russia’s ‘soldier of future’ combat gear proves its worth in Syria https://tass.com/defense/961517
SOCOM’s Iron Man suit is officially dead https://taskandpurpose.com/news/talos-iron-man-suit-dead/
Feature: Can we build an ‘Iron Man’ suit that gives soldiers a robotic boost? https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/feature-can-we-build-iron-man-suit-gives-soldiers-robotic-boost
Design, Evaluation, and Research Challenges Relevant to Exoskeletons and Exosuits: A 26-Year Perspective From the U.S. Army Research Laboratory https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24725838.2018.1563571?journalCode=uehf21
Why Military Exoskeletons Will Remain Science Fiction https://www.forbes.com/sites/vikrammittal/2020/08/17/military-exoskeletons-science-fiction-or-science-reality/?sh=6b4ad616a69e
Why Russian Military Exoskeletons Are Not Science Fiction https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/08/19/why-russian-military-exoskeletons-are-not-science-fiction/?sh=4dfad781648d
Sarcos Robotics is making Iron Man suits for the government https://www.utahbusiness.com/sarcos-robotics-is-making-iron-man-suits-for-the-government/
SOCOM Tests Sarcos Exoskeleton (No, It Isn’t ‘Iron Man’) https://breakingdefense.com/2019/03/socom-tests-sarcos-exoskeleton-no-it-isnt-iron-man/

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Used footage:
(1) Revision Military - Exoskeleton Integrated Soldier Protection System [1080p] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKcqHaPhkkM
(2) Sarcos Guardian XO Powered Exosuit Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5P4i-aytws
(3) ReWalk Exoskeleton from ReWalk Robotics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzwbbTPJg0
(4) The first Russian exoskeleton Ratnik - 3 "Alesha" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dui7-ZQD3eA
(5) USSOCOM - Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgiGU7yCvQM
(6) Soldiers test Lockheed Martin's ONYX Exoskeleton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQJKePalto
(7) Japan MOD ATLA - High Mobility Powered Exoskeleton Research Prototype Testing 2018 [720p] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x0uO__2XWs
(8) Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC), TM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPB6uwc7aWs
(9) Ford Exoskeleton aka EksoVest in Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdPqXliAh7g
(10) Human-exosystem adaptation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXGHi_n1uR0
(12) DARPA-funded program may help future Soldiers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=froV-ZOona0

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