Prosthesis, exo-bionic racing mech, USA

This video shows the performance and control possible with a bit of practice. I've probably put in about 60min of actual time on the controls at this point. My inputs to the prototype exo-frame are minimal and essentially tune the reflexes of the leg. If I were to let go of the controls, it would almost instantly come to rest. Suspension drop tests are soon to come, demonstrating the ability of the machine to land comfortably from a drops of half a meter or more and come to rest if the pilot wants.

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The first step to making a giant walking machine, is to make a prototype leg. The Alpha Leg. This is the story of that prototype and where it will lead us.

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Introducing Prosthesis: the world's first human controlled racing robot. Formula One, meet the future. Terminator, meet your match.

We have spent years designing and engineering this robot, and built a successful prototype of the alpha-leg. We are now ready to take Prosthesis to the next level and to build the final machine. T

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Prosthesis project lead Jonathan Tippett takes gives a tour the technology behind Prosthesis and the Alpha Leg prototype.

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This is what the leg does to the interface via the feedback cylinders. The cylinders we are moving go in the joints of the leg and relay position directly back to the pilot.

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Prosthesis will work!

This test proves that piloting something with exo-skeletal interface as it hurls you around is possible, if slightly terrifying. This was the very first time a human has ridden the Leg and after 20min I was really starting to get the hang of it.

The next step is to let out the safety straps and try to nail jumping back and forth!

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We are closing in on an accurate kinetic model of the Alpha Leg. This will be compared to accelerometer readings from the Alpha Leg to validate the model...opening the door to model the full scale machine in impact and operation.

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This is a kinematically accurate simulation of a 117kg (spherical) pilot doing a jump through. The leg suspension is soft and the pilot suspension is jacked up, but the model is ready to validate with data from the real leg!

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Very early stages of pilot training begins! The new pilot suspension makes it possible to endure the pounding of the learning process for a bit longer.

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Teammate Derek Disanjh has his first shot at the controls and is doing sequential jump throughs right off the bat! We may have an ace pilot on our hands...let's see if he can handle the ride!

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Prosthesis is an exo-bionic racing mech.

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Furrion Exo-Bionics introduces X1 Mech Racing!

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Could you see yourself racing a mech in the near future? Matt & Aaron Fidler, Founders of Furrion, believe so, and have already developed a racing mech for just that.

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We get a demo of Prothesis, the exoskeleton mech suit designed by Jonathan Tippett and his team. This 8000 pound mech is directly controlled by Jonathan using his arms and legs, without any stabilizing gimbals or gyros. Jonathan explains how he has to essentially relearn to crawl in the Prosthesis, and we see and hear this massive machine lumber across a parking lot.

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"Prosthesis", the racing mech exoskeletal suit by Furrion Exo-Bionics, being demonstrated by mech pilot Jonathan Tippett at Maker Faire 2019. The mech's legs are moved by direct mapping from the pilot's arms and legs with no stability enhancement, requiring the human to learn to balance and walk/run as the mech.

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Jonathan Tippett, from Vancouver, Canada, has always been fascinated by the dynamic between humans and machines.

This is what led him to design and build the world’s largest tetrapod exoskeleton, which he named PROSTHESIS.

PROSTHESIS measures 3.96 m (12 ft 11 in) tall, 5.1 m (16 ft 8 in) long and 5.51 m (18 ft 1 in) wide.
The exo-skeleton’s body and legs are made from 1,600 kg (3,527 lb) of Chromoly steel tubing, a high-performance material typically used in aerospace and racing car industry.

The machine can’t operate without a pilot (person) inside, connecting the high-power hydraulics to the highly sensitive control system in the exo-frame.

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Cassie Hawrysh - former team Canada National Champion Skeleton Racer - is the first in a series of pro level athletes who we'll be putting through an intensive Mech Pilot Training Boot Camp, in an effort to learn "What makes a mech pilot?" This video covers Mech Pilot Training Lessons 2-4; front and back leg pushups, standing, fall & recovery and then the same again with the legs reversed.

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Fourteen years ago we had a grand vision for a global racing league that would pit multiple world-class athletes in head-to-head competitions, through complex technical obstacle courses, wearing giant powered mech suits. The technology did not exist. The sport did not exist. Many thought it was impossible, but our team was determined to bring this dream to life.

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