Raytheon-Sarcos Prototype Power Loader

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It rolls on tracks instead of walking, but this ditch-witch style tracked chassis retrofit with a pair of giant waldos is pretty much the power loader from Aliens. This video showing it in action is a great news segment from Ed Yeates of Utah’s KSL-TV, right up to the point where they start talking about the system as an “equalizer” opening up jobs to women “that might’ve otherwise been closed just based on strength issues.”

Last time I checked, guys, there aren’t a lot of men running around out there who can wave 200-lb steel I-beams around with one arm, either. Still, in all, an extremely cool toy developed by Raytheon-Sarcos (Wikipedia), the same folks who produced the XOS-series powered exoskeletons we’ve featured here before. [via Gizmodo]

10 thoughts on “Raytheon-Sarcos Prototype Power Loader

    1. 零 影月 says:

      Special site for the Enryu: http://www.enryu.jp/t52/index.html

  1. Caleb Jamison says:

    I’m sensing some serious Doc Ock vibes here.

  2. Joe says:

    So very disappointed.

    That entire news segment and no Aliens references.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Ahh Raytheon – one of the corporations who receive more of our tax dollars than any other.

    You can bet they have more than a few politicians in their pockets.

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