There are images that have the power to make you understand how what you thought was the future is already present. Images or keywords like “exoskeleton”.
In this case I ran into both. Do you see the photo attached to this post? I propose it here whole:
No, it's not about the frames taken from a science fiction gameplay, or a still photo from the next sequel to a dystopian film.
National holiday in France. the image portrays a French soldier equipped with an exoskeleton who is dismounting from a robotic vehicle. It is taken from the general rehearsals of the last few hours for the military parade which today, 14 July (the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, a bit like independence day for these people) will mark the celebrations for the French national holiday on the Champs Élysées. The celebration in France, which has always been very popular, was in the past a simple opportunity to "show off your muscles". Even today, although of more symbolic value, the French military parade offers the opportunity to see the state of the army and in general the French future of military innovations. This is the case of military exoskeletons.
La verification of the program supports the thesis: this morning, at 10 am, the parade for the French celebration will begin with a demonstration of the technological innovations in the military field exhibited by the cousins from beyond the Alps. Drones, "robot mules", exoskeletons will be involved in demonstrating all possible fields of use.
Let's take a closer look at the model worn by the soldier in the photo at the Bastille Day. This is the heir of Hercule 640, an exoskeleton (exosquelette, the French are autarkic in language) conceived by the company RB3D already 7 years ago on the impulse of the French Directorate for Armaments.
The device, which entered its first production in 2014, in its advanced version called V3 guarantees greater autonomy and performance. It is one of the exoskeletons already present around and more performing.
With this "thing" on, a soldier can march for hours and hours without particular fatigue, carrying a weight equivalent to that of his entire body.
What is the moral of the story? Simple. What we saw on the French national holiday is not for those with a trained eye and who follow technological advances, but for everyone else. When you think of the war of the future, do not think of it as less cruel than those already seen: the war will involve people who are no longer entirely human.
Happy national day to the French, July 14th in France is truly a great celebration: with the hope (which I extend to everyone) that we will never have to test these technologies in a real theater of war.
And anyway I liked to browse in Paris: what do you say? Do I make a version of the near future in French? Futur Simple, Future Proche, Futur Proche.
No, seriously: as the future is said in French, I have to do the near future in French.
