When we first laid eyes on the Sarcos XOS military
exoskeleton three years ago, its
sheer power and dexterity left us in awe... but as you can see immediately above, that wasn't enough for Raytheon. Today, the defense contractor's unveiling the XOS 2, a lighter, stronger robotic suit that uses 50 percent less power, and more importantly
doesn't need to be tethered to a generator to drop and give us several hundred pushups. A press release after the break doesn't specify the suit's military duties (it's focused on instilling the notion that the XOS 2 is a real-life
Iron Man) but we can definitely imagine these causing some serious damage if Hammer Industries decided to weaponize that high-pressure hydraulic frame.
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