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Chinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40%

Chinese engineers built a smart diving exosuit that syncs with kicks, cutting oxygen use by 40% and boosting agility.

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]]>https://citiverse.it/topic/aa7841fa-f4d3-421b-b4ad-14ff684a060c/chinese-robotic-exoskeleton-slashes-underwater-diver-oxygen-use-by-40RSS for NodeSat, 12 Sep 2026 01:44:16 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 16:10:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Chinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40% on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:26:21 GMT]]>Makes sense. I have seen too many cave diving videos.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28796559https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28796559Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:26:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40% on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:42:38 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://sopuli.xyz/comment/25614687https://citiverse.it/post/https://sopuli.xyz/comment/25614687Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:42:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40% on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:58:19 GMT]]>Wouldn’t you have less control over a thruster, though? I’m kind of seeing this like powered steering.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28790477https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28790477Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:58:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40% on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:05:33 GMT]]>Oh this is like the ones they have for climbing for tourists, I wanted to try those out if I ever get to visit.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28776403https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28776403Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:05:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chinese robotic exoskeleton slashes underwater diver oxygen use by 40% on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:03:45 GMT]]>I don't know when I'd want to use this over a dive propulsion vehicle. Not kicking at all will reduce oxygen use even more than machine assisted kicking.

I guess it leaves your hands free while moving, but with similar amounts of engineering effort you could mount thrusters on the user and free up their hands too. I think DPVs are partially used as separate devices for safety though.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://sopuli.xyz/comment/25598453https://citiverse.it/post/https://sopuli.xyz/comment/25598453Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:03:45 GMT