From: Andrew Martin <Al.Bri@x...>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 08:04:54 +1300
Subject: MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army
MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-859896.html
Looks like it's intended to have nano-tech in it.
From: Brian Burger <yh728@v...>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 00:25:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army
> On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Andrew Martin wrote: > MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army: Interesting - although if this is out in the five years this contract is supposed to run, I'll be very, very surprised. Was anyone else reminded of "...faster than a speeding locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound..." Superman stuff in some of the comments made?:> The DARPA powered armour/exoskeleton proposals are exotic, but nowhere near as wild as this article's tech! Cool stuff for PSB for our PA in games, though!
From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 09:43:59 +0100
Subject: Re: MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army
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From: Michael Llaneza <maserati@e...>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 01:42:12 -0800
Subject: Re: MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army
The Army is going to have to seriosuly revise its physical fitness requirements. Now if they meant unobtrusive armor, so our troops wade through hails of machine gun fire, that would be something else. Something out of General Haig's dreams... > K.H.Ranitzsch wrote: > Anybody noticed the "invisible clothing" bit ?:
From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@m...>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 13:58:00 +1100
Subject: RE: MIT to make tech 'exoskeleton' for Army
G'day, > Anybody noticed the "invisible clothing" bit ?:... Standard Emperor's new clothes defense;)