Way back in the spring of 2017, NEWSREP reported on former British Royal Marine-turned-inventor Richard Browning and his efforts to produce a jet pack that allows the user to fly a whole lot like Iron Man -- using thrusters mounted on different parts of the body to control his … [Read more...]
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SOCOM admits defeat in effort to produce Iron Man armor for operators
Four years ago, NEWSREP reported that United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) developed the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)—a hardened exo-skeleton suit for special operators—and it was really a sham, but promising technologies emerged in the process. From … [Read more...]
For a hundred grand you can wear this exo-suit to run errands
The benefits of robotic exoskeleton technology are easy to imagine. Increased strength and endurance, the ability to carry heavier armor plating for protection, and as Ripley pointed out in the sci-fi classic "Aliens," there's no better way to take on extraterrestrial hive … [Read more...]
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is an entertaining glimpse into the dark future of terrorism I approach movies differently if I intend to review them for an audience. When I’m invited to a critic’s screening, I bring a notebook and I approach the story as though I would any other: … [Read more...]