Student created Batman style Belt
The impact of animated heroes and lately movies is pretty big – Nathan Ball, an MIT graduate student, just confirmed it. He has created a battery-powered rope ascender, which is just a fancy name for Batman’s utility belt. Ball and his team were challenged to create a 25-pound package capable of lifting 250 pounds 50 feet into the air in five seconds or less and after nearly two and a half years of research they finally did it. The belt called Atlas works as follows: A rope is fixed to the roof of a building or other surface where a firefighter or paramedic wants to go. (The Atlas thus is designed for the second and third waves of help.) Down below, the rope is woven through a series of specially configured rollers on top of a turning spindle on the Atlas. As the battery-powered spindle rotates, it pulls the rope through the device and hoists the person.
The inventors have also formed Atlas Devices to commercialize it. The company will ship its first round of devices to the U.S. Army this spring. Over time, the company will sell them to rescue teams and get the price closer to $1,000. Eventually, Atlas-like devices could be installed for entertainment purposes, Ball said. Another great invention after this amazing Halo suit. You can check this video to see Atlas belt in the action…
Comments(6)
thats pretty neat!
im sure the army or securitysafety personel could mnake a great use of this invention !! impresssed!@
Nerdy but cool. Will prove useful to adam west .
creatful
it can not shoot. its fucking big. its a shame.
erm, really nothing to do with a belt. those are just stock climbing harnesses. but whatever, device is portable. probably get more use being a remote device that hauls up equipment. know some climbers that would do a dance if they could leave the packs down below.
Wonder how long it will take for the ‘bad guys’ to put them to use?