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Alberto Seco

Industrial designer — Bilbao, Spain

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Published:: Oct 12, 2011

Industrial Design

Wearexable excavator

Wearexable excavator designed for IVT International magazine - September 2009. Design Challenge brief: "Create a wearable industrial vehicle for materials handling, light construction or agricultural use."

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Alberto Seco Dec 23, 2011

Thank you!
Alexandr Pronin Dec 23, 2011

WOW))) I LIKE!!!
Alberto Seco Dec 09, 2011

Thanks a lot Anthony! Very kind comments. I appreciate them.
Alberto Seco Dec 07, 2011

Thank you Yovan! The shapes are linked to the boom and stick.
Alberto Seco Dec 07, 2011

Thank you Yovan! I appreciate your comment.
yovan vujacic Dec 07, 2011

Love those robotic legs!
yovan vujacic Dec 07, 2011

Pretty cool concept!
Alberto Seco Nov 04, 2011

As a wearable machine it pretends to be an extension of the human body developing its limitations. Thus it would provide a human being with the power enough to excavate. It could also be seen as an excavator which would offer improved access to tight spaces or hilly sites. I recommend the brilliant article by Steven Casey you can find in the same IVT issue: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/630382ac#/630382ac/34
Son Kim Nov 03, 2011

What is the application? How does it walk without sinking into the ground? How does it maintain center of gravity?
Alberto Seco Nov 03, 2011

Thank you Jasper!
Jasper Daniel Nov 03, 2011

nice:-)
Alberto Seco Oct 22, 2011

Thanks a lot Jon. It's a honour for me to read your nice comments about my designs.
Jon Pope Oct 21, 2011

This was one of the first of Alberto's machines I saw a few years ago and I've been a big fan ever since. Futuristic but very real. Its something I'd love to take home and play with. Very well done Alberto.
Alberto Seco Oct 17, 2011

Thank you for your comments Gary. It's really kind of you. The initial design had tracks instead of legs. Richard said "... looks pretty cool... but I'm not sure this could really be described as 'wearable'?". Then I thought about a walking system controlled by the operator legs by sliding on the semi-elliptical frame (initially just a safety feature). Concerning the blades, inspiration came from the Pingon excavators. I'm proud of the walking system since I managed to create it in 3 days.
Gary Major Oct 17, 2011

Great study Alberto, I first saw this in the iVT design comp - one I was stopped from taking part in! Using twin dozer blades is a really simple way to get stability for this sort of excavator and I love the way the machine retracts its legs to allow full slewing. Nice work and thanks for the kind comments. GM

Gary Major Oct 17, 2011

Great study Alberto, I first saw this in the iVT design comp - one I was stopped from taking part in! Using twin dozer blades is a really simple way to get stability for this sort of excavator and I love the way the machine retracts its legs to allow full slewing. Nice work and thanks for the kind comments. GM
Alberto Seco Oct 17, 2011

Thank you for your comments Gary. It's really kind of you. The initial design had tracks instead of legs. Richard said "... looks pretty cool... but I'm not sure this could really be described as 'wearable'?". Then I thought about a walking system controlled by the operator legs by sliding on the semi-elliptical frame (initially just a safety feature). Concerning the blades, inspiration came from the Pingon excavators. I'm proud of the walking system since I managed to create it in 3 days.
Jon Pope Oct 21, 2011

This was one of the first of Alberto's machines I saw a few years ago and I've been a big fan ever since. Futuristic but very real. Its something I'd love to take home and play with. Very well done Alberto.
Alberto Seco Oct 22, 2011

Thanks a lot Jon. It's a honour for me to read your nice comments about my designs.
Jasper Daniel Nov 03, 2011

nice:-)
Alberto Seco Nov 03, 2011

Thank you Jasper!
Son Kim Nov 03, 2011

What is the application? How does it walk without sinking into the ground? How does it maintain center of gravity?
Alberto Seco Nov 04, 2011

As a wearable machine it pretends to be an extension of the human body developing its limitations. Thus it would provide a human being with the power enough to excavate. It could also be seen as an excavator which would offer improved access to tight spaces or hilly sites. I recommend the brilliant article by Steven Casey you can find in the same IVT issue: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/630382ac#/630382ac/34
yovan vujacic Dec 07, 2011

Pretty cool concept!
yovan vujacic Dec 07, 2011

Love those robotic legs!
Alberto Seco Dec 07, 2011

Thank you Yovan! I appreciate your comment.
Alberto Seco Dec 07, 2011

Thank you Yovan! The shapes are linked to the boom and stick.
Alberto Seco Dec 09, 2011

Thanks a lot Anthony! Very kind comments. I appreciate them.
Alexandr Pronin Dec 23, 2011

WOW))) I LIKE!!!
Alberto Seco Dec 23, 2011

Thank you!