Hardiman was the first attempt to build a practical powered exoskeleton, by General Electric between 1965 and 1971. It was intended to enable the wearer to lift 1500 pounds (680 kg) with ease. The project is headed by engineer Ralph Mosher, who previously worked on Handyman.
This project did not work as a whole. Any attempt to use the full exoskeleton produces uncontrolled movements and as a result, the exoskeleton is never activated with someone inside. According to Hardiman General Electric Project Report from 1969, "When power is turned on to operate the shoulder joints, the arms are soaring and the elbows will not operate." Further research is concentrated on one arm. Although it can lift a specified load of 750 pounds (340 kg), it weighs three quarters of a ton, just double the load that can be lifted. Without getting all the components to work together, the practical utility for the Hardiman project is limited.
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External links
- Do You Even Lift, Bro? Hardiman Does Take GE Muscle On Human-Machine Interface. GE report, August 25, 2016.
- General Electric: The Story Behind the Real Iron Man Setting. GE Report, November 23, 2010.
- Hardiman image
- Hardiman I. Reporting Project. (May 1, 1971)
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