MAKE
BELIEVE.
MAKE IT
METAL.
One dad. An unreasonable idea.
A very real human at the center of it.
Building an articulated, assisted metal suit around movement, independence, and a future augmented-reality helmet.
Justin Tahai · Maker / IT engineer / Dad
NOT JUST
A METAL COSTUME.
A WEARABLE SYSTEM.
The armor should follow the human.
Not the other way around.
Thin cast-metal skin. A separate assisted frame. Accessible electronics. Padding that has its own space. And a way to get in—and out—without a pit crew.
The design brief ↗LIFT.
THEN
SWING.
Move the panel away from overlapping armor before rotating it. A four-part, two-stage access study—not just an animation of a door passing through its neighbor.
Unloaded subsystem geometry. The complete suit opening path is not solved.
Interactive rendering is unavailable. All CAD files and recorded results remain available below.
THE DETAILS
MAKE IT REAL.
New subsystem parts. Editable CAD. A plan for the unglamorous things that make a wearable machine usable.
Built to come apart.
Removable logic tray. Vented lid. Accessible cable exits.
INSPECT THE PARTS ↗ W01 / ROUTINGWiring, not spaghetti.
Protected branches, removable channels, and room to move.
FOLLOW THE ROUTES ↗ O01 / FUTURE OPTICSA little less fiction.
A future AR module. Direct vision and manual opening first.
EXPLORE THE HELMET ↗THE RECEIPTS
ARE PART OF THE BUILD.
A striking render is not a working machine. Inspect what was actually checked—and what still needs work.