Susano Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/how_to_build_yo.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real Popular Mechanics did a nice article on this very subject about a month ago. It included references not only to the Japanese nurse exoskeleton (it helps nurses carry patients in case of emergencies), but the US Army "super-soldier" prototype they're working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiducia Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real I want to see you build that, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real I think the real challenge on this type of thing would be getting the feedback right, so that when you try to take a step, the servo motors don't snap your femur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real "AAAGH! My Femur!!" "But on the bright side, it's strong enough to snap bone!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real That's all just fine tuning of bells and whistles. The one thing the movie really got right was the POWER-DENSITY requirement. If we could build a power storage devices with the mass to power ratio like the one Tony Stark comes up with in the movie we could be sending ships the size of nuclear submarines to the orbit of Pluto with a 1-G thrust for the whole trip (makes it a matter of days if I'm not mistaken). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real I think the real challenge on this type of thing would be getting the feedback right' date=' so that when you try to take a step, the servo motors don't snap your femur.[/quote'] I had a power-suit character once with a weak shoulder because she'd accidentally pulled the shoulder open during an upgrade test. (It was mostly a backstory thing, but it came up in gameplay when someone used the Analyze: Martial Arts skill.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvoncannon Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jlIRKswnQ Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real Only going to say this once WANT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real Found the magazine I was talking about. It's Popular Science, May 2008. It has a CGI picture of the exo-equipped soldier on the cover. The article features the Sarcos suit. Definitely potential source material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real That's all just fine tuning of bells and whistles. The one thing the movie really got right was the POWER-DENSITY requirement. If we could build a power storage devices with the mass to power ratio like the one Tony Stark comes up with in the movie we could be sending ships the size of nuclear submarines to the orbit of Pluto with a 1-G thrust for the whole trip (makes it a matter of days if I'm not mistaken). Couldn't Tony make himself even more uber-rich, not to mention a hero, if he patented and sold that technology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real I've been obsessing over real powered armour suits for quite a while now. I was grinning like a fool all through the "Iron Man" movie because it looked like the comic had come to life. It is now officially my favourite comic book movie. :D I really liked the Iron Monger suit as well - Iron Man done as a gundam. I'm developing a character called Rebecca Westmeyer who sets up a company specialising in robotics/cybernetics and armour specifically to develop a powered armour suit like the Iron Man suit. Now - has anybody built a weapon systems that can be incorporated? Say a laser-directed shoulder mounted plasma arc slaved to one's head movements? Mike O'Dwyer's MetalStorm technology would be useful as well. I saw a drawing of a suit once with twin cold-launched SAMs mounted in a backpack. THAT would rock. Risking a slapping - check out the Tau Empire Codex from Warhammer 40K. The Tau have some very cool stuff that can serve as source material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real Couldn't Tony make himself even more uber-rich' date=' not to mention a hero, if he patented and sold that technology?[/quote'] Well, the technology to move massive object inexpensively to and in space would be a boon to society. It would have the potential to be a great danger. It's been estimated that one small asteroid from between Jupiter and Mars could contain a years worth of the entire planet's use of metal. Moving the asteroid near Earth would certainly make mining it easier. It also would make it very easy to DROP IT (or part of it) on something (like a CITY) and not worry about any radiation fallout. Opening up access to space is probably not something we are going to be ready for until we have an effective world government of some type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real Couldn't Tony make himself even more uber-rich' date=' not to mention a hero, if he patented and sold that technology?[/quote'] In the movie, he wanted to do just that, but Stane and the board of directors stymied him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real Gee, that looks like a lot of work. It would be a lot easier just to do it like this: 1. Get a suit of armor. Full plate is ideal. 2. Paint it red and gold. Decorate to your personal tastes. 3. Attach a jet pack to the back. Putting jets in the boots sounds painful. 4. Attach lasers to the forearms or wrists; attaching them to the palms sounds dangerous. 5. Build a secret base so nobody knows your secret. 6. Hire an attractive to cover up for you. 7. Get out there and fight evil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real "Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've seen me doing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Archeville Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real For some reason, I'm picture Iron Chef's Chairman Kaga in that suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real For some reason' date=' I'm picture [i']Iron Chef[/i]'s Chairman Kaga in that suit. "Allez cuisine!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Re: How to build your own Iron Man suit — for real "Allez cuisine!" It's no "Clobberin' Time!"... but it's not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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