--- title: "Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario" description: "Takeoff and Landing A video of jetpack inventor and Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning performing some daring stunts at this year's International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago went viral on Reddit over the weekend. And instead of simply zipping back and forth over an empty lot, city river, or field, Browning chose to mix it […]" date: "2022-09-20" modified: "2022-09-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/jetpack-gaps-mario" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "gravity industries" - "jetpack" - "jetsuit" - "the digest" --- # Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario ![A video of jetpack inventor and Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning performing some daring stunts went viral on Reddit over the weekend.]() *\Image: u/PlenitudeOpulence via Reddit\* ## It's-a Me! A [video]() of Gravity Industries founder — and jetpack inventor — Richard Browning performing some daring stunts at this year's International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago went viral over the weekend. Instead of simply zipping back and forth over a [desolate mountainside](), [city river](), or [lake](), Browning mixed it up this time, with astonishing results. The video shows him leap from one concrete platform to the next some 30 feet away, not unlike Super Mario jumping from pipe to pipe — an impressive demonstration of the jetpack's agility and a mere glimpse of what's possible. https://twitter.com/80Level/status/1572110812176605184 ## There Goes Gravity Gravity's suit relies on two arm-mounted thrusters and an oversized back-mounted system, totaling seven small jet engines, that allow its wearer to modify their direction and altitude on the fly, Iron Man-style. Beyond showing off the suit in front of an audience, there are real-world applications for the Gravity's invention. In [an interview at the event](), Browning highlighted utility to paramedics or search and rescue teams, who could use it to cover difficult terrain far more easily. "We've proven that in tough to navigate conditions like mountains or urban block congested conditions, we can get there super quick," Browning said. Last year, the company also showed off the suit being used to [board a military vessel]() on the open sea. As for what it feels like to take off, Browning likened it to dreaming of flying. "It is you moving as effortlessly as skiing or riding a bike," he added. "It is pretty euphoric." **More on the suit:** *[Residents Astonished When Man in Jetsuit Cruises Through Arch in Bridge]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()