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Super Soldiers Coming to a War Near You Super Soldiers may not be something only seen in sci-fi movies. The U.S. Army is developing--in conjunction with a Salt Lake City robotics company, Sarkos--technology to turn a 98-pound weakling into a Superman. "The future is now" was the motto of George Allen, of LA Rams and Washington Redskins fame. It might just as well be the motto of the U.S. Army. Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds—that is, until he...

A Utah-based company is now six years into the development of a unique robot that fits around its user so that it literally mimics every movement of its human commander. Imagine stepping inside a robotic system that fits around your body like an exoskeleton. It allows soldiers to become almost superhuman in strength and stamina. In this case, whatever the soldier needs to do, the exoskeleton follows his or her exact moves. The prototype designed and built by SARCOS is going to become even more polished and sophisticated within the next five years. American soldiers are well trained and physically...