Army Mechanic’s Garage Tinkering Yields 18-Foot Mecha Exoskeleton

Now that’s what I’m talking about!

I’ve talked about how I wanted to be Iron Man before, and this guy is doing it. This Aussie should team up with Bear Suit Guy and his MJOLNIR-reminiscent Trojan body armor so they can create something truly spectacular.

I’ve also been following the HALproject for awhile. This one is a man-sized suit that increases the strength of the wearer several fold and it all runs on battery power. Super slick, and I’m not surprised it’s being developed by the Japanese. What’s hilarious and unnerving at the same time, is the company that plans to produce these units is Cyberdyne.

I’ll be back

Edit: Here are some links – I haven’t viewed them, but I’m sure they’re content-tastic.

• Here’s a really short video of it in action
• Here’s the designer talking about it
• And here’s his website (under construction, but with some technical info)

I stole these links and even the intro text from a slashdot comment.