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That is what Delta and some other companies are planning to do .
Isn’t this basically turning people into Cyborgs ?
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Big names including BMW, GE, Caterpillar and Delta Air Lines are collaborating on ways to give workers superpowers. Or at least powered full-body exoskeletons that can combine the strength, endurance and precision of machines with human intelligence and dexterity.
On Wednesday Sarcos Robotics announced the creation of an Exoskeleton Technical Advisory Group (“X-TAG”) focused on industry and made up of executives from Bechtel, BMW, Caterpillar, Delta, GE, Schlumberger, Würth Industry and others.
Sarcos, industry groups and the X-TAG plan to work together on ways to bring the company’s Iron Man-like suits to the workforce.
“The X-TAG members will identify key use cases, performance expectations and safety requirements to ensure commercial powered exoskeletons align with the needs of their workers and business,” a Sarcos representative told me.
That is what Delta and some other companies are planning to do .
Isn’t this basically turning people into Cyborgs ?
No. Attaching a machine to your external body to improve performance doesn't turn a person into a cyborg. Attaching a machine into your brain to change your thinking might.
No, because if the system fails, I can potentially be injured. If a forklift fails, nothing will happen to me, if this fails, I all of a sudden am holding 100lbs, or reacting to a sudden 100lbs being carried solely by me. Failure can also lead to losing balance and falling which can cause injury.
No, because if the system fails, I can potentially be injured. If a forklift fails, nothing will happen to me, if this fails, I all of a sudden am holding 100lbs, or reacting to a sudden 100lbs being carried solely by me. Failure can also lead to losing balance and falling which can cause injury.
If the forklift fails the tub of turd you just picked up won't fall and splat all over you?
I mean, I think you need to come up with a better analogy.
If the forklift fails the tub of turd you just picked up won't fall and splat all over you?
I mean, I think you need to come up with a better analogy.
No, unless you are operating it wrong. I drove one for a few years, pretty good at their operations. A forklift fails, the person driving it is at a low risk of injury, especially doing what probably 99% of forklifts do on a daily basis.
Injury occurs mostly from them flipping, and that is due to operator error. At that, there still is a safety cage and the operator is seat belted in.
An operator in your scenario is not going to be lifting such item above and over them, and if so, should be sealed.
That is what Delta and some other companies are planning to do .
Isn’t this basically turning people into Cyborgs ?
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Big names including BMW, GE, Caterpillar and Delta Air Lines are collaborating on ways to give workers superpowers. Or at least powered full-body exoskeletons that can combine the strength, endurance and precision of machines with human intelligence and dexterity.
I was thinking the same thing. A jackhammer needs a human being to operate it...another example.
This is just something that will take getting used to and in a few years we won't give it a second thought.
It might even end up being really cool. I bet it would feel pretty awesome to be in an exoskeleton making it simple to chuck around 200lb boxes like they were empty.
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