Editing Exoskeletons and the Architecture of the Augmented Human (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Exoskeletons are understood through '''the resolution of Moravec’s Paradox''' and '''the battle against the battery'''.

'''The Resolution of Moravec’s Paradox''': Moravec’s Paradox states that building an AI that can play chess is easy, but building an AI that can walk through a chaotic forest is incredibly hard. Exoskeletons completely bypass the AI problem by outsourcing the intelligence back to the human. You do not need to write a billion-dollar neural network to tell an exoskeleton how to navigate a messy construction site; the human brain is inside the suit, looking through the eyes, instantly making the complex cognitive decisions. The exoskeleton simply provides the brute mechanical force to execute the human's perfect plan. It is the ultimate shortcut to deploying robots in chaotic environments.

'''The Battle Against the Battery''': Active exoskeletons look amazing in Hollywood movies (like Iron Man), but in reality, they are completely paralyzed by the laws of chemistry. To lift 200 pounds and run, an active exoskeleton requires massive electric motors. Massive motors require massive lithium-ion batteries. The batteries are so incredibly heavy that the suit has to use half of its own mechanical power just to carry its own battery. If you run out of power in the middle of a forest, the suit freezes, trapping the soldier inside 150 pounds of dead metal. Until high-density energy storage is solved, passive, non-motorized exoskeletons will remain vastly more practical for daily use.
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