Disappeared & IronVale
I was just reading about how some ancient tales describe warriors who seemed made of iron—do you think there's a hidden pattern that links those myths to the designs you build?
Sure thing. Those myths are basically humanity’s early prototype for armor and strength—iron as the symbol of unbreakable will. In a way, my exoskeletons are just the modern version of that idea: take the core principles—reinforced structure, power amplification, endurance—and run them through engineering. So yes, there’s a pattern: both are about turning the human into something that can survive extremes. It’s just that I do it with bolts and software instead of legends.
So you’re turning iron into code, but I wonder if the real armor is in the mind—what’s the hidden layer that lets you push through the extremes?
It’s not about a mystical power, just a disciplined routine. I break the mind into modules: focus, pain threshold, and reflexive response. I train those modules with the same drills I use on the hardware—repetition, pressure, and feedback. When the body feels the heat, the mind is already calculating the next step, so there’s no pause. That’s the hidden layer: a loop that turns stress into a data stream, letting the brain work like a sensor instead of a bottleneck.
Sounds efficient, but do you ever feel like the loop’s just a treadmill you can’t step off?
Yeah, the loop keeps me on track. I treat rest like a scheduled maintenance break; it’s part of the system, not a flaw. When the data shows a dip, I tweak the program, not quit the treadmill.
Treating rest as maintenance is clever, but are you sure the data isn’t just masking a deeper flaw?
Data is what we measure, not what we wish it were. If there’s a flaw, it will show as a drop in performance or an unexpected failure. I don’t ignore that; I test and iterate. Rest just keeps the system from overheating, not a cover for a hidden bug. If something’s off, the numbers will tell me.