Army Tests ‘HULC’ Super-Strength Gear


“The Army is moving one small step closer to giving its troops super-strength. Lockheed’s Human Universal Load Carrier exoskeleton is headed to the Army’s Natick Soldier Systems Center for biomechanical testing — and maybe even field trials, eventually… It uses robotic leg braces to augment troops’ muscles, giving them the ability to carry loads of up to 200 pounds without tuckering out.”

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/video-army-tests-hulc-super-suit-no-gamma-rays-allowed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

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