a light exoskeleton that is mostly mechanical with only little powered assist and a set of above standard body armor on top of it is the closest thing to power armor for the next decade. something like halo spi armor.

if solid state batteries and polymer muscles get perfected we could see true powerarmor and small mechs

>>626915

a direct hit would be devestating.

but the armor would make proximity hits less effective and hitting a man sized target with an rpg is hard

>>627291

DEUS EST MACHINA!

>>629615

the power armor should not be heavier than a heavily obese man. slight clown shoes cold reduce ground pressure.

the ankle is one of the easiest joints to approximate with an exoskeleton. hell, i can build an ankle structure out of a few metal parts. adding some steel cables as sinnews is easy.

>>637895

there are passive exoskeletons, but no viable full body solutions yet.

adding some clutch powered breaks would be nice too.

the soldier could then have a better body armor coverage.