Japanese oil and mining company Mitsui has announced that they want to create a real-life version of the power loader that was made famous in the 1984 sci-fi/thriller Aliens. And it’s not even that they’re making something that calls this piece of machinery to mind, they actually admit that it’s their inspiration!
Tomoya Tsutsumi, an an official at Mitsui’s construction and industrial machinery division, clearly states, “What we have in mind is the Aliens power loader.”
While the full power loader suit is still a plan for the future, the company is already hard at work on a smaller version, named the Assist Suit AWN-03, that allows users to lift up to 33lbs without stressing the lower back. The next iteration, which is said to come out in two years, will add mechanical arms and legs. After that, the plan is to make suits that mimic the infamous power loaders.
Below are pictures of the prototype designs.
