Do You Even Lift, Bro? Hardiman Was GE's Muscular Take On The Human-Machine Interface
August 25, 2016
Decades before driverless car researchers struggled to create an effective human-machine interface, GE was wrestling with its own, lower-tech version of how to meld steel and flesh. It was called the Hardiman.
Don't Keep This Exoskeleton in Your Closet
April 29, 2014
The black and white pictures below show early concept models of Hardiman, the experimental exoskeleton prototype GE created in the 1960s. Hardiman was intended to give the average person the ability to lift 1,500 pounds, but it never left the lab.
The Story Behind the Real ‘Iron Man’ Suit
November 23, 2010
With Spiderman slinging onto Broadway this Sunday as the most expensive musical in history; the Green Hornet and Green Lantern soon to hit the big screen; and Iron Man 3, Captain America and Thor movies all in production, we thought we take a look in the vault at GE’s own stab at super-strength.
