SST-085 Transloci Suit

SST has developed an all-terrain normal suit that allows people to move freely in almost any environment. The suit is similar to a normal suit but has an external support frame integrated into it. The suit is designed as “the last suit you need to buy” for mobility and survival and is designed to work on land, at sea, in the air, and in space.

The specific goals of the program were to design a suit that could: allow for mobility-impaired people to regain some of their freedom, replace normal suits as the “go to” for space suits, aid civilian space construction efforts, and decrease the risks associated with space-exposure incidents.

The suit allows for various kinds of locomotion:

* **Hover:** Under zero gravity and up to 3x Earth’s gravity the suit can repel the user from the surface below it by use of micronized hover engines. They are located in the lower leg and shoes of the suit and allow the user to “skate” while on the ground.
* **Magnetic Coupling:** The boots of the suit can also be magnetized to allow for someone to walk on the hull of a ship or other ferric objects. They can be set to release and re-couple with foot-falls.
* **Aquatic:** Via drive propulsion units located on the forearms the suit allows a person wearing it to move aquatically at speeds of up to 10 mph.
* **Flight in Gravity:** The wearer is able to hyper up the hover engines to obtain a height of ~30 feet and “fly” (repelling off the ground) at a speed of up to 30 mph. Using this can drain the suit’s energy stores fast. The suit also has a small thruster (normally used for maneuvering) that can provide lateral movement. This is also useful in controlled descent scenarios (the hover engines.
* **Zero-G Maneuvering:** The suit allows for detailed maneuvering controls.

Other benefits:

* **Normal Suit:** The suit functions as a normal suit.
* **Pressure Vessel:** The suit can hold out several atmospheres.
* **HUD:** The suit has an HUD as well as integrated computer assistant (no smarter than a Haro). This doubles as a communication and nav device.
* **Strength & Carrying Capacity:** The suit’s exoskeleton allows the wearer the strength to bench press ~175 lbs. While the exoskeleton normal is quite fluid in response to range of motion requirements, relying on it to lift something or take over is more robotic and stiff.
* **Mobility Assist:** A person wearing the suit can activate a manual control over the body (or at least the exosuit frame) via the HUD. This moves via the exoskeleton and. Additional programs can be added to allow those with limited mobility (the elderly, paralytics, amputees, etc) to retain gross motor control.
* **Light Armor:** While not designed *as* light armor, the exoskeleton and pressure resistant design is akin to wearing a basic bullet proof vest. The hard points might offer a little better protection but it’s best not to rely on it in a combat situation.
* **Face Obscuring:** The face appears opaque by default, though the wearer can see out. It can be made transparent when possible.
* **Long Activity Time:** Due to efficient filters and air supplies a Transproxima suit has an activity time of ~24 hours. Burning its energy faster (such as by using the in-gravity flight feature) will decrease this time. Under ideal low power-usage circumstances the wearer can survive in space for 48 hours.

## Variants

At the time of creation the transloci suits have a number of variants.

* **Construction Variant (“C Type”):** These have bulkier exoskeletons and feature optional robotic hands. They can lift more and have thicker padding but are less dexterous.
* **Assist Variant (“A Type”):** This is a medical aid that is designed to allow those with mobility issues the ability to walk again without invasive surgeries. They are custom made to the person’s specific medical needs.
* **Deep Space Variant (“S Type”):** These types have large maneuvering thrusters on the back in a roughly “X” pattern that allow the suit to maneuver delicately and accurately. It also sports better temperature regulation and two large air tanks. Its expected survival time is almost a week in space if the person has food and water stored in their suit.

Notably absent is a military type as SST only develops civilian technologies. It is, however, likely that militaries that purchase them may modify them to suit their needs. SST does not sell directly to militaries but if government agencies purchase them, SST cannot stop their distribution of them.