★★★ *FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES* ★★★ NOTE: some of these answers are from Johnathon at Furrion Exo-Bionics himself, from his comments below. *1) at 4 Tonnes it weighs to much for a Racing Team, drop 2 tonnes to be viable* - "We are already working on Mech 2.0. Two thirds the size, half the weight, twice the power...stay tuned!" *2) Can the Pilot get hurt if one of the legs gets yanked or pulled hard, will it hurt the pilots arm or leg?* - "If by hit you mean by some sort of ordinance, or strike from another mech, that is not a scenario we're after. We are not building these to fight. If by "hit" you mean by an obstacle, or falling tree, then yes, the pilot would feel it - if it was a big enough impact to affect the 400kg leg significantly. With 200hp at your finger tips (or toes) and enough force to lift a car, it would have to be a substantial before it would become a nuisance. The heart of this mech is a patent pending exo-skeletal control system that locks the pilots limbs to those of the mech with full force and positional feedback in 100% realtime. If the mech can't move, the pilot can't move." *3) What is the Power Source and Range of the Mech?* - it uses twin AC motors at about 75kW each, creating 200 hp, with a lithium ion battery running it , it can run at up to 30 kph and can run for 1 hour, so 30 klms is it's range, but they have only walked at about 6 kph so far.
Thanks for aggregating those responses Scott. I wish #3 was correct. Unfortunately 30km/h is the THEORETICAL top speed, but that would require a power plant upgrade (with existing tech) that we plan to incorporate in Mech 2.0. With the current power plant we hope to break 10km/h with some more sophisticated hydraulic control (coming soon with our new smart cylinders from RHK Hydraulics and MTS Temposonic!!! - see our Instagram: instagram.com/p/CF-QPUZBpZO/) and a WHOLE LOT of pilot training. At that speed the current battery pack would last about 15-20min, giving us a maximum best case rage of ~3km with the current set up.
Someone finally did it! I've always known the first fully functioning mecha would have 4 legs, not 2. You gotta crawl before you can walk. But still amazing!
@@yurisabrori yeah there is no organic being that can grow that big, but a mech wouldnt be made of bone and flesh a mech would be made of steel, aluminium and titanium, there are also limitations to what nature can accomplish due to evolution, we don't have any of those limitations since we design and build those machines using our knowledge of physics and mathematics, if we where to build a mech it would be designed in such a way that it can sustain it's own weight and remain standing without falling apart Simply speaking saying "a mech is imposible because there is no animal in nature that big" is kinda dumb, you know what else doesnt exist in nature, rockets, computers, airplanes, fighter jets, skyscrapers No tree can grow to 800 meters, does that mean that building something 800 meters tall is imposible, no and we have buildings that big and even bigger planned Also real life mechs wouldnt probably be too tall, at much like 6 or 7 meters (the size of a two story building in most of the world) and probably a little bit smaller in general, not like 100 meters or some bullshit like that
I know what you are saying, but 2 totally different fields, but that does not mean boston dynamics could not help with miniaturizing some of the components.
Boston Dynamics is interested in making humanoid robots for work in factories or industries... they don't want to do it just for fun like this huge exoskeleton robot... they focus on advanced humanoid robots.
@@asterlofts1565 i mean this could be used in factories, just imagine a mech being used instead of forklifts to move shit around with an insane amount of precision and speed instead of some shity vehicle with an elevator
Heat of the desert Dust settles on my face Without a compass The soldier knows no disgrace Out of the ashes The eagle rises still Freedom is calling To all men who bend their will
2:20 interestingly, my design is a body hugging exoskeleton that can be worn independently and can also be used as an input device for a larger mech. let me finish prototyping a proof of concept and we'll test my crab scorpion against your mastodon
Just think about the Wright brothers and their invention of the first functional airplane. Everybody laughed at them. And now look to the skies... It's miraculously amazing.
awesome but it will and still had one weak point... energy source, it will had max time on operating time in this awesome exoskeleton is lithium battery and many awesome same projects always had same problem energy source, maybe people should try develop this perpetual source one like self powered generator
@@mxdanger it's a great question Azliana, I wish i thought of it to ask Jonathan, I am still waiting to hear back from my recent email to him telling him the story is finished, when he replies i will ask him a few follow up questions, from the comment section.
@@mxdanger No sir. The heart of this mech is a patent pending exo-skeletal control system that locks the pilots limbs to those of the mech with full force and positional feedback in 100% realtime. If the mech can't move, the pilot can't move. This is way more sophisticated than the Method 2 for example, which does what you describe.
If by "hit" you mean by some sort of ordinance, or strike from another mech, that is not a scenario we're after. We are not building these to fight. If by "hit" you mean by an obstacle, or falling tree, or an angry Troll, then yes, the pilot would feel it - if it was a big enough impact to affect the 400kg leg significantly. With 200hp at your finger tips (or toes) and enough force to lift a car, it would have to be a substantial before it would become a nuisance.
Look at DARPA's programs. All they would have to do is upscale their bots and boom mech warrior's. Shit I wouldn't doubt it if they already haven't been made.
Too clumsy to be of any practical use in real-life applications, but with mods to the interface, some smart suspension control and balancing system, it will be able to trot, maybe even jog, then yes it'd be interesting.
If you were using this in the woods and it slipped down a hill into a river. Would I be right in thinking the pilot would drown due to how hard it is to get in/out of this thing? Same safety issue if it caught fire probably?
Since its the first and largest it is actually the smallest too..also the strongest and weakest one..oh and the fastest and slowest one..safest and most dangerous..comments Can make it keep going..
lol all very true, I actually never thought of it like that, although to be fair, they actually may be smaller, slower , more dangerous exoskeleton mechs out there, i have not searched for them.
It's much heavier than the equivalent size of rover / dune buggy. That makes it much harder to get to Mars. You also need to take into account landing it on the surface without breaking the legs. Of course R&D being what it is, this prototype is going to be wildly different from the production version of 20 years from now so who knows. AFAIK, space agencies have only expressed interest in man-sized humanoid robots as an alternative to rovers.
if you don't see me upload for a week, I took a week off to play a new game, I am a gameaholic, just bought the game Pathfinder Kingmaker last week and could not stop playing it. and today Baldurs gate 3 just came out, so may be playing that today :) when i had a normal Job I would take 2 weeks off at a time just to play the new expansions of WoW
The structure sorta resembles a frontward walking crab. Would it walk smoother if it is shaped like an elephant/mammoth? The two bars in the front looks like tusks.
Nice video Wonder World super interesting! When are they going to start selling them for racing ? How long does he reckon until the public can buy one ?
it will still be awhile yet, they claim the mechs can reach a speed of 30 kph, but have only had it upto 5kph, so speed will be the next thing they need to work on. it's not about horsepower or mechanics, it's about pilot skills and coordination of his arms & legs to control the machine. so they need to train pilots, not build a better machine.
I mean...Its cool. But its slow, difficult to operate and doesn't seem to have much application. Would you really want to tune into a "race" where their top speed is 15mph?
Well ..tbh there are a a few major drawbacks to mechs but also a couple benefits. It's a big slow target , but it could almost mount more armour then a rolling vehicle and go anywhere with minimal support. It would need to find a specific spot to be useful
I realize this is made for sport, but I see the military side of this and mounting autocannons on its back or using it to move an Artillery cannon on its back
Interesting early attempt. For something so crude it works quite well. I think automating a lot of the movement so you don't have to manually move the legs to walk, and instead just press "forwards" would be good. Leave the mirrored movements to manipulating objects.
would defeat the purpose of it being an exoskeleton. this mech is actually called "Prothesis The Anti Robot" if you automate features it becomes a robot.
★★★ *FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES* ★★★
NOTE: some of these answers are from Johnathon at Furrion Exo-Bionics himself, from his comments below.
*1) at 4 Tonnes it weighs to much for a Racing Team, drop 2 tonnes to be viable* - "We are already working on Mech 2.0. Two thirds the size, half the weight, twice the power...stay tuned!"
*2) Can the Pilot get hurt if one of the legs gets yanked or pulled hard, will it hurt the pilots arm or leg?* - "If by hit you mean by some sort of ordinance, or strike from another mech, that is not a scenario we're after. We are not building these to fight. If by "hit" you mean by an obstacle, or falling tree, then yes, the pilot would feel it - if it was a big enough impact to affect the 400kg leg significantly. With 200hp at your finger tips (or toes) and enough force to lift a car, it would have to be a substantial before it would become a nuisance. The heart of this mech is a patent pending exo-skeletal control system that locks the pilots limbs to those of the mech with full force and positional feedback in 100% realtime. If the mech can't move, the pilot can't move."
*3) What is the Power Source and Range of the Mech?* - it uses twin AC motors at about 75kW each, creating 200 hp, with a lithium ion battery running it
, it can run at up to 30 kph and can run for 1 hour, so 30 klms is it's range, but they have only walked at about 6 kph so far.
Thanks for aggregating those responses Scott.
I wish #3 was correct. Unfortunately 30km/h is the THEORETICAL top speed, but that would require a power plant upgrade (with existing tech) that we plan to incorporate in Mech 2.0. With the current power plant we hope to break 10km/h with some more sophisticated hydraulic control (coming soon with our new smart cylinders from RHK Hydraulics and MTS Temposonic!!! - see our Instagram: instagram.com/p/CF-QPUZBpZO/) and a WHOLE LOT of pilot training. At that speed the current battery pack would last about 15-20min, giving us a maximum best case rage of ~3km with the current set up.
Why are your comments so long?
Someone finally did it! I've always known the first fully functioning mecha would have 4 legs, not 2. You gotta crawl before you can walk. But still amazing!
Exactly , 4 legs provide higher speed and better balance , there is a reason why most animals runs in 4 legs
The next step is a functional two legged mech
@@carso1500 there isn't any huge bipedal animal because of physics. Huge animal must be 4 legs, or like T-Rex with long tail and neck
@@yurisabrori yeah there is no organic being that can grow that big, but a mech wouldnt be made of bone and flesh a mech would be made of steel, aluminium and titanium, there are also limitations to what nature can accomplish due to evolution, we don't have any of those limitations since we design and build those machines using our knowledge of physics and mathematics, if we where to build a mech it would be designed in such a way that it can sustain it's own weight and remain standing without falling apart
Simply speaking saying "a mech is imposible because there is no animal in nature that big" is kinda dumb, you know what else doesnt exist in nature, rockets, computers, airplanes, fighter jets, skyscrapers
No tree can grow to 800 meters, does that mean that building something 800 meters tall is imposible, no and we have buildings that big and even bigger planned
Also real life mechs wouldnt probably be too tall, at much like 6 or 7 meters (the size of a two story building in most of the world) and probably a little bit smaller in general, not like 100 meters or some bullshit like that
@@yurisabrori are you saying there are reasons to create a FUCKING TYRANNOSAUR MECH?
Imagine everybody else having a car and your just pulling up to a party in a mech
It just needs a machingun and we are done
@@carso1500 yes
I will turn a __ into a _quadropedal exoskeleton._
And get hunded down by cyborg ninja
Imagine them working with Boston Dynamics
I know what you are saying, but 2 totally different fields, but that does not mean boston dynamics could not help with miniaturizing some of the components.
@@WonderWorldYTC nah bro, it would be sick
Boston Dynamics is interested in making humanoid robots for work in factories or industries... they don't want to do it just for fun like this huge exoskeleton robot... they focus on advanced humanoid robots.
@@asterlofts1565 i mean this could be used in factories, just imagine a mech being used instead of forklifts to move shit around with an insane amount of precision and speed instead of some shity vehicle with an elevator
@@WonderWorldYTC Can you kill a human with its legs?
Very cool!
I love mechs, but still Wingsuit flying is my number 1 wish :)
M.a.r.s.
Agreed
2:54 That is straight out of Pacific Rim. We're gonna be exploring Mars with these bad boys someday.
Dont act like i didn’t see that butterfly thing on the left at 0:43
Yo wtf I didn't. Bruh are we gonna have flying mechs!!!
This gives me hope. He needs to team up with the people who built the semi-movable Gundam in Japan and make that move for real. Mechs/Mecha rule.
As an anime Mecha fan this is super exciting! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
same, been playing Battlemech games for 30 years
WaS tHaT a JoJo ReFeReNcE...
@@WonderWorldYTC Just downloaded MechWarrior 4 a few days ago for old times sake lol
@@Necro_fury I used to love Mechwarrior, I found MW5 a bit boring after while
This design, to me, resemble a lot strandbeests, maybe it was an inspiration?
This will be the start of the Gundam erra! This is the perfect Gundam robot prototype.
Heat of the desert
Dust settles on my face
Without a compass
The soldier knows no disgrace
Out of the ashes
The eagle rises still
Freedom is calling
To all men who bend their will
Movies: Giant awesome epic humanoid MECHA
Real Life: Weird four legged Boar robot with tusks to lift objects, but oddly efficient...
Next: insert Kaiju
Theyll be made in full carbon fiber if racing gets big. cant wait to see what happens.
Seriously! Drop at least two tons off the thing if it really does weigh four.
@@gymkhanadog , LOL! You said it man. We are already working on Mech 2.0. Two thirds the size, half the weight, twice the power...stay tuned!
@@exosapientech I smell a follow up story :)
@@exosapientech I N V E S T
A much better and more informative overview than Furrion's over-hyped trailer.
i want that to destroy the house of my annoying neighbor...
Awww such a cute baby mech
Kinda like that one mech from the end of the Civil War that Amaris wanted to build
Fantastic video and really great footage. Thanks!
This is a Metal Gear REX?!
Metal Gear...
I feel like the racing is a smokescreen for military development but still kool
A highly mobile tow truck!
2:20 interestingly, my design is a body hugging exoskeleton that can be worn independently and can also be used as an input device for a larger mech. let me finish prototyping a proof of concept and we'll test my crab scorpion against your mastodon
Could it run on fuel instead of battery? Would you have a better run time if you switched?
Just think about the Wright brothers and their invention of the first functional airplane. Everybody laughed at them. And now look to the skies...
It's miraculously amazing.
awesome but it will and still had one weak point... energy source, it will had max time on operating time in this awesome exoskeleton is lithium battery and many awesome same projects always had same problem energy source, maybe people should try develop this perpetual source one like self powered generator
On the horizon: STAR WARS' AT-AT. 👍👍
Very cool! Best of luck to him. Seems like it has a shot.
Interesting video the robot mechanism is really impressive
ooh, wonder how it would look like in 10-20 years more.
Exhilarating
this guy delivers better than Musk
I could see this replacing excavators & backhoes in the not so distant future.
thats incredibly cool
Can’t wait for the creation of AT-TE walkers up next 😉
They are coming bro.
Amazing
What happens if say one of the leg got hit. Will the limb controlling it get some sort of feedback or sudden yank?🤔
It might be one-way control with no feedback. Basically, it seems that it reads the position of the person in the interface and tries to match it.
@@mxdanger it's a great question Azliana, I wish i thought of it to ask Jonathan, I am still waiting to hear back from my recent email to him telling him the story is finished, when he replies i will ask him a few follow up questions, from the comment section.
@@mxdanger No sir. The heart of this mech is a patent pending exo-skeletal control system that locks the pilots limbs to those of the mech with full force and positional feedback in 100% realtime. If the mech can't move, the pilot can't move. This is way more sophisticated than the Method 2 for example, which does what you describe.
If by "hit" you mean by some sort of ordinance, or strike from another mech, that is not a scenario we're after. We are not building these to fight. If by "hit" you mean by an obstacle, or falling tree, or an angry Troll, then yes, the pilot would feel it - if it was a big enough impact to affect the 400kg leg significantly. With 200hp at your finger tips (or toes) and enough force to lift a car, it would have to be a substantial before it would become a nuisance.
Dude what was that huge moth like thing on the wall beautiful mech by the way
Look at DARPA's programs. All they would have to do is upscale their bots and boom mech warrior's. Shit I wouldn't doubt it if they already haven't been made.
we're going to end up like Generation zero soon!!!
Oh my lord. It really is 2021 isn't it? :O
Too clumsy to be of any practical use in real-life applications, but with mods to the interface, some smart suspension control and balancing system, it will be able to trot, maybe even jog, then yes it'd be interesting.
"Specifically designed for the purpose of competitive sport"
Me: You mean competitive warfare?
Thank you Wonder World!👍👍
From Ft. Worth Tx. USA. 🌞
This thing is so cool but oh man all I can see is the military with scary versions of these
If you were using this in the woods and it slipped down a hill into a river. Would I be right in thinking the pilot would drown due to how hard it is to get in/out of this thing? Same safety issue if it caught fire probably?
they are valid concerns, I am sure it's not quick and easy to get in and out of, the owner himself struggled to get into it in one of his videos.
Since its the first and largest it is actually the smallest too..also the strongest and weakest one..oh and the fastest and slowest one..safest and most dangerous..comments Can make it keep going..
lol all very true, I actually never thought of it like that, although to be fair, they actually may be smaller, slower , more dangerous exoskeleton mechs out there, i have not searched for them.
Has NASA or ESA shown any interest in this tech for use on the Moon or Mars? Seems perfect and adaptable for that job.
It's much heavier than the equivalent size of rover / dune buggy. That makes it much harder to get to Mars. You also need to take into account landing it on the surface without breaking the legs. Of course R&D being what it is, this prototype is going to be wildly different from the production version of 20 years from now so who knows.
AFAIK, space agencies have only expressed interest in man-sized humanoid robots as an alternative to rovers.
That is awesome
lol you have to hump the air to move xD
If they start working with boston dynamics then titanfall 2 titans become real
Bunu her kim tasarlamış ise çok iyi bir mucit ve mühendisin. 🕹
Nice Video!!
I was "wondering" what happened to your videos cause haven't seen you in a while. Pun intended 😁
if you don't see me upload for a week, I took a week off to play a new game, I am a gameaholic, just bought the game Pathfinder Kingmaker last week and could not stop playing it.
and today Baldurs gate 3 just came out, so may be playing that today :)
when i had a normal Job I would take 2 weeks off at a time just to play the new expansions of WoW
Sooooooo ...Marvel needs to hire this guy!
Exoskeleton race around the world 🏁
The structure sorta resembles a frontward walking crab. Would it walk smoother if it is shaped like an elephant/mammoth? The two bars in the front looks like tusks.
Nice video Wonder World super interesting! When are they going to start selling them for racing ? How long does he reckon until the public can buy one ?
it will still be awhile yet, they claim the mechs can reach a speed of 30 kph, but have only had it upto 5kph, so speed will be the next thing they need to work on.
it's not about horsepower or mechanics, it's about pilot skills and coordination of his arms & legs to control the machine.
so they need to train pilots, not build a better machine.
WOW!!!!
This is the beginning. Next up the space colonies would declare independence.
good we need these Mechs for the upcoming war against a xenos race from another galaxy
I can see chain guns and rocket and missile pods minutes on this baby. Metal Gear
Badass!
Well that would make outback cattle rousting more fun....
POWER RANGER ZORDS have logged into the chat:
Connect an E-CAT or Suncell to one, would be really neat.
Just watching this video gives me back problems 😂 it’s amazing, don’t get me wrong. But it needs to be less jerky.
Wow the dreams become a reality 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I mean...Its cool. But its slow, difficult to operate and doesn't seem to have much application. Would you really want to tune into a "race" where their top speed is 15mph?
wooow amazing increíble fenomenal
6:02 put some coat over it and you have the perfect horror movie monster
The military thanks you.
ZOIDS THE REAL 🐞🐞🐞🐾🐾🐾🦂🦂🦂
I loved ZOIDS, especially that last episode when he uses his military armor and blows away the judge satellite
Combine this with megabots immediately.
so cool
The old school movie robot jocks
Make mech dinosaurs...PLEASE.
I want to pilot that.
My smartphone glass cost more than $3 per square inch to replace.
Precursor to Mech Warrior! :)
ZOID in the making.
Looks like something else the military will have as well in there arsenal
How i van work with the factory
I see Gundam's in the near future. . .🤖🦾
My question is..... Do u feel the tips of the legs like your finger tips ????
That thing could be the next killdozer. Just gotta give marvin a few weeks tweaking it.
would be cheaper and better to just armor a bull dozer, it's practically a tank already.
'Murica: Cool. Can we put guns on it?
respect nature
All I could think while watching this was, how long until the millitary use this?
they never will. it has no PRACTICAL use. get a grip.
Well ..tbh there are a a few major drawbacks to mechs but also a couple benefits. It's a big slow target , but it could almost mount more armour then a rolling vehicle and go anywhere with minimal support. It would need to find a specific spot to be useful
I realize this is made for sport, but I see the military side of this and mounting autocannons on its back or using it to move an Artillery cannon on its back
men DAIMOS IS HERE!!!
I wonder if the legs can be changed to spherical wheels
Trials race style🧐
Reminds me with Zoids.
lol another Zoids comment, btw I love Zoids :)
Cool, but ridiculous.
Maaaatrrriiixxxx aaapppppuuuuuuu
Anyone ready for another code geass?
Cringe
Interesting early attempt. For something so crude it works quite well. I think automating a lot of the movement so you don't have to manually move the legs to walk, and instead just press "forwards" would be good. Leave the mirrored movements to manipulating objects.
would defeat the purpose of it being an exoskeleton. this mech is actually called "Prothesis The Anti Robot"
if you automate features it becomes a robot.
Next step is to build the Mackie
Butter my Biscuit
Meet Americas new labor force.
bunger bunger bunger