Is there such a thing as a personally-affordable full-body force-feedback exoskeleton with near 99% flexibility? I might be interested in buying one, if it costs less than, say, $25,000, so I can pursue my dream....
http://dalesdatadump.blogspot.com/2010/ ... rface.html
Apparently I was not able to attract SARCOS interest in my project, back in 2009. They never replied.
I would like to go all the way, being suspended in midair in a force-feedback powered exoskeleton, on a full pitch/roll/yaw gantry to simulate laying on a virtual beach, or swimming, or skydiving, with X/Y/Z force vectoring to simulate falling or driving over rough terrain.
But this might be a bit much to be able to put together, even just the mechanical bits only, for less than say $100,000.
It certainly would not fit in a house, or even a regular garage. It probably would need to use a shed with a 5-10 meter high ceiling for motion clearance.
Hell, the basic development, plus figuring out how to make a 3D avatar do force feedback onto the exoskeleton, would probably run into the millions.
Oh, and can't forget the minor issues of not accidentally injuring or killing the user during development, due to potiential force feedback design problems..
