Posted on 03/31/2018 5:02:35 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Will future Soldiers be kitted up with a futuristic exoskeleton-style arm that will bring even more deadly, more powerful weapons into battle?
The U.S. military has been pioneering lots of advances in exoskeletons – real-life versions of what you see Tony Stark wearing as Iron Man. By merging man with machine, exoskeletons have the potential to massively increase a warfighter’s firepower, strength, speed, endurance and much, much, more.
Special Operations Command (SOCOM)’s Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) full body exo project has been blazing away and a regular in headlines. Meanwhile, other military teams have been also applying their brains and talent to help our troops by finding other ways to use exoskeleton solutions to give American warriors another advantage in combat.
The Army Research Laboratory has been quietly working away on a futuristic sort of bionic arm – this is not one that a soldier puts his arm inside to operate. Instead, this would provide the soldier with an entire additional arm made out of advanced materials – hence the project being dubbed “The Third Arm.”
Will this robotic looking arm be firing rounds by itself?
You can’t help but wonder if this robotic looking big arm will be gunslinging and shooting off rounds all by itself.
The Third Arm will not be shooting any weapons at this time – although that would definitely be something to see – the goal of this project is different.
So what does it do?
This new arm can already carry current weapons for soldiers. “Third Arm” transfers the weapon’s weight from the soldiers’ arms to their torsos.
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“...Hell is coming....”
Yes, when the taxpayer gets the bill.
“That movie was underrated. Total guilty pleasure.”
The BOOK was great.
The movie was a total POC.
Have you read the book?
Robotech
“Waste disposal and incinerator”
Does it wipe your arse also?
“How much GI field maintenace is necessary under battlefield conditions, extreme weather, river crossings, etc?”
The poop incinerator will provide warmth and by the time it’s operational anti-gravity boots will help with river crossings.
How do you take a dump?
Put REI in charge of sizes. Then it’ll be “Sorry troop, we only have XXXL and XXXS left.”
Wait! Have they quite dreaming about wearing red plaid pajamas, drinking hot cocoa and discussing health insurance at Thanksgiving?
A: First you hook up the hose...
Still waiting for a Bionic Man/Steve Austin,Astronaut/Lee Majors photo....
i think that price is missing a couple three zeros...
https://techxplore.com/news/2018-03-ski-worthy-exoskeleton.html
Here now, ski beyond your ability.
Dk
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The suit self destructs when homosexual or transgender sex is attempted?
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