[UA] Videomancers taking advantage of Iron Man

[Russell Rayburn]

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Chris Cooper <insectking at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- Russell Rayburn <rusrayburn at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Maybe more like a minimum of 8 years away from a
>> prototype that
>> doesn't require a tether ;)
>
> Maybe, maybe not so much.
>
> http://www.physorg.com/news130078697.html
>

Nice link:

"But cost isn't the only obstacle. For example, developers eventually
hope to lengthen the suit's backpack battery's life and tinker with
the suit's design to use less energy. Meanwhile, the suit can draw
power from a generator, a tank or helicopter. And there are gas
engines that, while noisy, small enough to fit into the suit's
backpack.

"The power issue is probably the No. 1 challenge standing in the way
of getting this thing in the field," Obusek said. "

Love to see a mechanomancer perpetual motion machine as a power
module.  At least for a little while.

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