Most tech-fanatics like to see Hollywood ideas realised, and though we're still waiting for Minority Report computer interfaces and Star Trek holodecks, it looks as though the wait for Aliens' Power Loader is coming to an end.
Activelink, a subsidiary of Japan's Panasonic Corporation, has been demoing a "Power Loader" robotic exoskeleton suit that takes its name from the iconic machinery used by Ellen Ripley in James Cameroon's 1986 sci-fi flick.
The suit, pictured below, is said to be built from an aluminium-alloy frame and weighs some 230kg. Designed to increase the amount of power available to the average human, the exoskeleton suit features 18 electromagnetic motors that provide the user with the ability to life items weighing around 100kg.
There's also built-in force feedback, ensuring the user can feel the movement of the robot. Activelink claims the Power Loader is designed to help humans with heavy lifting, adding that it could be used in disaster relief operations or construction. We reckon it might also be useful in combating certain xenomorph.
Sadly, the Power Loader isn't quite ready for the mainstream just yet, but we're told it'll be ready to roll in about six years. In the meantime, check out a video demonstration provided by PinkTentacle.com below.
