Exoskeleton Defines A New Class Of Warrior

[Moontanman]

Exoskeleton defines a new class of warrior

 

 

 

 

Technology has always defined how wars are fought, from swords to bows and arrows through the invention of gunpowder and the dawn of the aircraft and, now, to the presence of laser-guided unmanned aerial drones and bomb-diffusing robots. The U.S. military is now hoping the next decade will see a new class of warrior, a faster, stronger and more durable exoskeleton-empowered infantryman.

 

Such an "iron man" was unveiled Monday at a demonstration of Raytheon Company's new Exoskeleton (XOS 2) at the company's research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. XOS 2 was designed to be stronger and allow soldier wearing the exoskeleton to execute movements more fluidly than its XOS 1 predecessor, first unveiled in May 2008 (riding the publicity at the time that led up to the release of the first Iron Man movie).

 

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=exoskeleton-defines-a-new-class-of-2010-09-27&sc=WR_20100928