Media Coverage
Marines Near Deal to Test ‘Transformers’-Like Exoskeleton Prototype
Source: Military.com / Gina Harkins – September 18, 2019 QUANTICO, Virginia — Marines who spend much of their day lifting hefty ammunition or moving pallets full of gear could soon get a helping hand. The Marine Corps is close to signing a deal to test an exoskeleton prototype that can help a single person move as much as several leathernecks […]
RBR50 Executive Q&A: Ben Wolff, Sarcos Robotics
Source: Robotics Business Review / Keith Shaw – July 10, 2019 How exoskeletons and robots are augmenting human capabilities in the industrial workforce. As companies and organizations look to automate their tasks through robotics and other systems, they’re quickly finding that many more tasks still require human intelligence and flexibility. In those cases, human augmentation through the use […]
Exoskeleton Prototypes Sent to U.S. Navy, Special Command
Source: Thomas / David Mantey – April 2, 2019 Sarcos Robotics is responsible for some incredible technology. Last July, we introduced you to the company’s Guardian S, the 4-foot-long inspection robot that uses magnetic tracks to inch along everything from metal walls to oil pipelines. The Salt Lake City-based company is also responsible for the Guardian GT robot, which allows […]
New Exoskeleton For The US Army Gives Soldiers Superhuman Abilities
Source: Wonderful Engineering / March 30, 2019 When Iron Man came out, many of us fantasized about having the suit that Tony Stark builds in the movie. Over the years, the iron man suit has become one of the most iconic technology across the comics and pop culture as well. Sarcos Robotics has come up with its […]
POWERGEN International 2018 Video Flashback: Watch the Guardian S plant inspection robot
Source: PowerEngineering / March 28, 2019 It looks like a tank crossed with a train and yet is small and agile enough to get into tight spaces within the modern electric power plant. James Dietrich, senior sales director for Sarcos, showed off the company’s new Guardian S inspection robot during POWERGEN International in Orlando. He highlighted the Guardian’s ability […]
Robotic exoskeleton “Guardian XO” purchased by U.S. Navy
Source: Slash Gear / Matthew DeCarlo – March 21, 2019 The U.S. Navy has partnered with a robotics company to augment the physical capabilities of workers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, a maintenance facility located in Washington state. Sarcos Robotics has been granted a contract by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to deliver a […]
XO-rbitant Strength: Electric Exoskeletons Give Wearers The Strength Of A Forklift But A Gentler Touch
Source: GE Reports / Fred Guterl – February 13, 2019 In popular culture, automation is generally synonymous with putting people out of work. But in real life it can do the opposite, making workers more effective at the jobs they already have. That’s the case with a full-body exoskeleton under development at Sarcos Robotics, which expects to release […]
Are Human Robots the Future of Construction?
Source: ForConstructionPros.com / Kimberly Hegeman – January 30, 2019 Autonomous vehicles, brick laying robots…human robots? Ok, so it’s not exactly a human robot, but it is forward thinking technology that uses robotics tag teaming with a human worker to improve productivity and reduce worker fatigue. That’s how I would describe the Sarcos Guardian XO and XO MAX […]
The Future of Everything: Industrial Exoskeletons Give Workers a Lift
Source: Wall Street Journal / Leigh Kamping-Carder – January 17, 2019 In the weld shop of Toyota Motor North America’s 1.8-million-square-foot plant in Woodstock, Ontario, amid the clanking of robotic arms and the occasional spray of sparks, two workers inspect the steel frame of a future RAV4. The men raise their arms overhead as they move […]
Company Offers Exoskeleton With Upgraded Power
Source: National Defense Magazine / Mandy Mayfield – January 28, 2019 Sarcos Robotics announced a new battery-powered robotic suit that can operate using lithium-ion batteries and enable the wearer to lift up to 200 pounds for several hours. The Salt Lake City-based company, which has spent 17 years and invested more than $175 million in exoskeleton research […]