US army develops robotic suits (Video Included)

BBC ^ | 4-17-08 | Rajesh Mirchandani

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On the big screen, films like Robocop, Universal Soldier and forthcoming release Iron Man show man-machines with superhuman powers. But in Utah they are turning science fiction into reality.

We are at a research facility on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, ringed by beautiful snow-capped mountains. Once they held the Winter Olympics here; now they are testing endurance in other ways.

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Found a picture of possible future versions of the suit:

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Guess that all depends on how well the suit can stand up to explosions. Not that long ago kevlar was some serious high tech stuff, let’s see where these armored suits are in 43 years before we say it’s a dumb idea.

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Way cool!