The Titan Mk-I exoskeleton stood on the test platform, powered up but motionless.
A monument to engineering, a culmination of cutting-edge material science, AI, and biomechanics—but it was only as good as its first successful step.
The engineering team gathered around the platform, tension thick in the air. Months of work had led to this moment.
If it failed, if it collapsed under its own weight, if it lagged even a fraction of a second too slow—then the entire project would be set back weeks, maybe months.
Matthew stood at the center of it all, arms crossed, eyes locked on the suit.
Beside him, Dr. Akira Watanabe checked the neural interface diagnostics. Daniel Cho monitored the AI subroutines, and Dr. Elias Richter analyzed the servo motor outputs.
Angel, as always, was taking notes, her fingers flying across her tablet.
"Alright," Matthew finally said, breaking the silence. "Let's see if it can walk."
Dr. Watanabe took a deep breath. "Activating neural link now."
