By definition, a powered exoskeleton is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of an exoskeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the activation-energy for limb movement.
Doesn`t make much sense to you... does it?
Iron man, Matrix revolutions, G.I. Joe....
Now it seems to ring a bell...
Powered exoskeletons are infact nothing but bodily armour or external shells usually made up of metal that enhance bodily movement and may protect the wearer against injury to some degree..
In a broader sense , they are the one of the most brilliant (and coolest!) technological ideas ever conceived..
Now try to imagine a world where P.Es are extensively utilised.
It is most likely that the first uses that would strike your head would be warfare, playing the role of a cool superhero...blah blah.. P.Es however can indeed change the world by making a BETTER place to live.
Typically, powered exoskeletons are designed to assist and protect the wearer. They may be designed, for example, to assist and protect soldiers and construction workers, or to aid the survival of people in other dangerous environments. A wide medical market exists in the future as prosthetics to provide mobility assistance for aged and infirm people. Other possibilities include rescue work, such as in collapsed buildings, in which the device might allow a rescue worker to lift heavy debris, while simultaneously protecting him from falling rubble.
P.Es might even assist senior citizens and physically challenged individuals, not even to move and run, but also to play their favorite sport...
With the widespread use of P.Es we might even one day come across construction sites where a few armoured construction workers are doing the job of hundreds of workers..
P.Es capable of flight might even become the new mode of aerial transport, though in the beginning they would be used only for emergency air travel,...space and aerial exploration...
