Inventor creates "Halo" full-body armor, exoskeleton suit

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Somebody sent this to me and I thought you guys might want to see this:

Here's the video.

Here's the story:

Inventor hopes to sell armour suit to the military
By Wade Hemsworth
The Hamilton Spectator
(Jan 11, 2007)

The grizzly man is back, and this time he's ready to take on bullets and bombs.

Troy Hurtubise, the Hamilton-born inventor who became famous for his bulky bear-protection suit by standing in front of a moving vehicle to prove it worked, has now created a much slimmer suit that he hopes will soon be protecting Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan and U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

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He said he hopes to earn enough of a living from the suit so he can keep on inventing, but the real reason he did this, he says, is "for the boys."
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My first reaction when I saw this was, "LOL, yeah right." :rolleyes:

I'm asking you guys because I figured there might be someone here knowledgeable about synthetic fibers and the general cost of technology (the suit uses solar panels and a rechargeable battery pack) to be able to conclusively say whether or not this guy is a conman.
 
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Video doesn't work that well for me, but is this the same guy who, wearing a highly bizarre suit, ran out into a field and fought a bear? That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. He also stood up against a brick wall infront of a car attached to a pendulum. The car swung down and smashed him through the wall. He seemed a bit unsteady after the event but he did survive.
 
Nathyn said:
I'm asking you guys because I figured there might be someone here knowledgeable about synthetic fibers and the general cost of technology (the suit uses solar panels and a rechargeable battery pack) to be able to conclusively say whether or not this guy is a conman.
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I don't know about any of that, but I've seen the guy and I think he's a nut rather than a conman.
 
I can see the neck is exposed so doesn't seem to protect that area very well - and the helmet looks like a standard motorcycle crash helmet with some bits stuck on.
 
Darat said:
I can see the neck is exposed so doesn't seem to protect that area very well - and the helmet looks like a standard motorcycle crash helmet with some bits stuck on.
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Ack, sorry about rule 4, Darat.

By the way, could anyone find a link to the original story?

The link above is to the original video, but I couldn't find a link to the original story anywhere but blogs, news aggregators, etc..
 
Nathyn said:
Ack, sorry about rule 4, Darat.

By the way, could anyone find a link to the original story?

The link above is to the original video, but I couldn't find a link to the original story anywhere but blogs, news aggregators, etc..
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Nevermind. Found it. Added it to the original post.
 
joesixpack said:
If it's from Troy Hurtubise, it's pure BS. The guy's a nut case
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Haha.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Hurtubise

Most recently, Hurtubise designed what he calls the Angel Light, a large device that he claims can see through objects, detect stealth aircraft, see into flesh, and disable electronic devices. Hurtubise says that the design for the Angel Light came to him in a series of three dreams, and that he was able to build a working device from memory, without the aid of schematics.
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I've just PMed Pirate Lad for his take on this, when he has time (bastage is at TAM right now).
 
The whole suit -- which draws design inspiration from Star Wars, RoboCop, Batman and video games
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So, basically what he's done is made some body armour, which already exists, extended it to cover the whole body instead of just the usual areas, and then stuck lots of shiny things on to make it look like a computer game. What he apparently fails to realise is that something that looks futuristic isn't any better than something that just looks like body armour. The really important thing that he fails to realise is that the army could quite happily make something like this themselves, but don't want to carry around all that weight the whole time, especially somewhere nice and hot like Iraq.
 
he seems to operate largely on the same credentials as conspiracy theorists and alternative medicine hucksters...he argues that the government is clueless and he is the little guy who knows all the answers, appealing to people who hate "the man" and think if only they were running the show, things would be better, haha. but i somehow have little faith that this guy has thought of things that the various militaries around the world haven't thought of...
 
Cuddles said:
So, basically what he's done is made some body armour, which already exists, extended it to cover the whole body instead of just the usual areas, and then stuck lots of shiny things on to make it look like a computer game. What he apparently fails to realise is that something that looks futuristic isn't any better than something that just looks like body armour. .
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Wow nice blanket condemnation.

This guy is a whackjob, and the real life version of all bruce campbell characters mashed together, but his stuff works. Poke fun but the Ursus suits were incredibly strong. These new ones are nimble looking from the video. The point wasnt to make it futuristic "looking". It was to take a lot of R&D put into the ursus, to a suit that was small and light enough to be worn by a soldier

The really important thing that he fails to realise is that the army could quite happily make something like this themselves, but don't want to carry around all that weight the whole time, especially somewhere nice and hot like Iraq
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I know youre too cool to care, but this was adressed, even in the video
 
pipelineaudio said:
Wow nice blanket condemnation.

This guy is a whackjob, and the real life version of all bruce campbell characters mashed together, but his stuff works.
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In what practical application has his stuff been shown to work in, and what need did that application fill that was not already filled by something else? He has been at this for a couple of decades, and he ended up selling his bear suit on E-bay.
 
He's made The Guyver real

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Surely this is an issue though:
It covers everything but the fingertips and the major joints
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For my ideal protective suit I would like a measure of protection for my major joints, and my neck please.
 
Yes, the first thing that struck me as well is that his throat is exposed, as are all his fingers. If I understand how the suit works properly, it seems that it might be difficult to remove it with your fingers chopped off.

(But I am new here.)
 
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