Avatar's military technology is already here: made a bipedal robot in Seoul

(To David Bartoccini)
22/12/16

We did not arrive on Pandora, no, but the battle exoskeleton we saw in the movie 'Avatar' already exists on planet Earth: it was created by the joint venture between Vitaly Bulgarov and Korea Future Technology and could become an integral part of the military technology of last generation.

Designed by the conceptual artist Blugarov, leader in the production of 3D models for films and videogames, and made by the Korea Future Technology based in Seoul, the exoskeleton equipped with a cabin for the human crew has proved to be capable, through technology named 'METHOD-1', to perform a series of motor functions reserved for mammals with a certain dexterity.

Equipped with mechanical ankles able to best deal with all types of terrain, and equipped with limbs with fingers capable of extreme precision, the prototype has reached the set expectations and in the near future it could be mass-produced.

The project's proponents have not yet revealed what exactly its objective is, but it is enough to observe it in order to perceive in how many sectors it could be used: from exploration in space, to rescue missions, to military operations on the front line.