Avatars human robot set to become a reality: 16ft metal exoskeleton will lope along like a gorilla with a top speed of 19mph The 16ft tall ‘anti-robot’ is called Prosthesis and is being built ‘by humans, for humans’ in Vancouver, Canada Its performance will be completely dependent on the person strapped into the vast cockpit of the massive metal exoskeleton Volunteer engineers have already built a prototype leg and are raising money on Indiegogo to fund the creation of the rest of the machine By SARAH GRIFFITHS PUBLISHED: 17:53 GMT, 21 January 2014 | UPDATED: 21:18 GMT, 21 January 2014 72 shares 19View comments It might resemble the giant exoskeleton as seen in the James Cameron film Avatar, but this terrifying-looking machine of the future is set to become a reality. A team of Canadian engineers and innovators are working on creating a giant human-controlled walking anti-robot called Prosthesis, which is being built ‘by humans, for humans’. Its performance will be completely dependent on the person strapped into its vast cockpit of the massive metal exoskeleton, who will control it with their body. Read more: dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543436/Human-robot-set-reality-16ft-metal-exoskeleton-lope-like-gorilla-speed-19mph.html#ixzz2r4ozD3hO Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:00:08 +0000
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