If the operator is a computer ( OPR:Comp), the man amplifier is classified as a Robot. The OPERATOR is the entity operating the man amplifier, either a person ( OPR:Human) or a computer running either simplistic pre-programmed task software ( i.e., a Roomba vacuum cleaner) or full-fledged AI software ( i.e., Ultron). or No combat armor, no combat enhancements, no integral weapons.Environment Suit Total Armor Coverage plus life support and CBRN defense.None No combat armor, but non-gun combat enhancements (load carrying, sensors, etc.).Digital Interface (computer just plugs into the man amplifier).Operator Remote Controlling Amplifier.If you don't like them, feel free to make up your own. I made up these definitions all by myself. It would be "powered armor".Īnd it took about five minutes for science fiction writers to figure out if you put weapons on on the armor you'd have an unstoppable one-man-army suit that would let a 99 pound weakling beat the snot out of Superman.Ī baseline Powered-exoskeleton is a human shaped external skeleton constructed of strong materials, with powerful electronic servomotors or hydraulic actuators replacing human muscles. Especially if the powered exoskeleton is attached to a suit of armor. NASA eventually decided it was not worth the effort, but the idea just wouldn't go away. So NASA looked into adding a powered exoskeleton to the suit, to reduce the muscle strain on the astronaut. They are about as easy to work in as a set of medieval plate armor constructed of pure osmium. A hard suit does not have that problem, but instead has the problem of wearing out the astronaut. If a soft suit was full pressurized, the astronaut would be splayed out like a starfish and probably could not bend their arms or legs. NASA learned early on that the decompression problems of soft space suits could be avoided if hard-shelled full pressure suits were used. Constantin Lent's patent 3034131 MOBILE SPACE SUIT (1956)
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