☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoChinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40%interestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down13
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minus-squarepartofthevoice@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWouldn’t you have less control over a thruster, though? I’m kind of seeing this like powered steering.
minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHandheld DPVs are point and go. A mounted thruster would be similar except the pointing comes from you maneuvering your body, which is pretty much how kicked propulsion works as well. Fine maneuvering isn’t where much energy is expended.
minus-squarepartofthevoice@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMakes sense. I have seen too many cave diving videos.
Wouldn’t you have less control over a thruster, though? I’m kind of seeing this like powered steering.
Handheld DPVs are point and go. A mounted thruster would be similar except the pointing comes from you maneuvering your body, which is pretty much how kicked propulsion works as well. Fine maneuvering isn’t where much energy is expended.
Makes sense. I have seen too many cave diving videos.