exosuit
Powered body frame
An exosuit is a wearable mechanical framework that augments the wearer's strength, endurance, or mobility.
Powered versions use motors or hydraulics to amplify human movement; unpowered ones use springs and cables to reduce strain.
Exosuits appear in military applications, industrial labor, and rehabilitation medicine: The warehouse workers wore exosuits to prevent back injuries.
In science fiction, exosuits are often armored and weaponized.
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- augmentationAct of adding more
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- mechPiloted robot suit
- ElysiumGreek afterlife for heroes
Strategically planned
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- soldierArmed forces member
- infantryGround combat troops
armor · kevlar · ballistic · shielding · warfare · defensive · camouflage · fortification
Able to be worn
- poweredSupplied with energy
- actuatorsMovement-producing mechanisms
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- batteryPortable electricity storage
motors · feedback · calibration · biomechanics · passive · active · hybrid · lightweight
Ability to travel independently
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- actuationInitiating mechanical movement
- servomotorMotor with feedback control
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
pneumatics · stride · walking · running · climbing · kinematic · ambulation
Increased in size/value
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- carryingHolding and moving
- haulingTransporting heavy items
Bulk goods storage building
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- liftingRaising something heavy
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
ergonomic · construction · shipyard · automotive · occupational
Regaining what was lost
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- relearningGaining back lost knowledge
- patientAble to wait calmly
cyberpunk
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- augmentationAct of adding more
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- mechPiloted robot suit
tactical
Strategically planned
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- soldierArmed forces member
infantry · armor · kevlar · ballistic · shielding · warfare · defensive · camouflage · fortification · loadout
wearable
Able to be worn
battery · motors · feedback · calibration · biomechanics · passive · active · hybrid · lightweight · torque
locomotion
Ability to travel independently
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- actuationInitiating mechanical movement
- servomotorMotor with feedback control
hydraulics · pneumatics · stride · walking · running · climbing · kinematic · ambulation
augmented
Increased in size/value
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- carryingHolding and moving
hauling · boosted · performance · empowerment
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- liftingRaising something heavy
manufacturing · ergonomic · construction · shipyard · automotive · occupational
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- relearningGaining back lost knowledge
- sci-fi techteleporter, time travel, cryonics, force fields, time machine
- science fiction drawingspaceship, starship, robot, alien, UFO
- "Exo-" wordsexobiology, exocytosis, exotoxin, exomoon, exoparasite
- powered armorhardsuit, War Machine, mech
- dive suitswetsuit, drysuit, shorty, steamer, hardsuit
- body armorbody armor, breastplate, cuirass, chain mail, chainmail
exosuitneural implant
Device surgically placed in nervous system
implant · endoskeleton · genetic enhancement · pacemaker · cochlear implant
exosuitrestraints
Things that hold back
shackles · straitjacket · chains · bindings · leg irons