Very interesting engineering challenge??

Question

I'm building a powered exoskeleton. Any ideas? I have plenty of aluminum, a 12 volt linear actuator and many more rotary gearbox motors.

Any ideas, suggestions, web links? Plans, anything???

Answer 1

I tend to agree with Bill Russel, you might have a power to weight ratio problem, rather build a stand alone robot with lighter units. If you want to see something awesome look at the pneumatic powered beach creatures that the Dutch artist built. Light weight self powered.

Answer 2

This is a job for a large engineering staff and a large machine shop. And years of work.

Sorry.

Answer 3

design starts with an objective at hand. what would you like to do with the powered exoskeleton on (i suppose you want to wear it) .. now, think: can you do the same thing without having to use this powered exoskeleton?

note:

the human body is already an excellently designed machine, capable of multiple tasks, flexible and adaptable to the worst conditions.. do you believe wearing this exoskeleton would enhance the human body's capabilities, or limit it instead?

when you have done serious analysis on these things and still find it a good project... we can begin discussing on possible concepts -which would be an equally brain-draining activity.

Answer 4

Sounds like an awesome version of one of the old Battlebots, Check those out.