1. 11:37 26th Jul 2012

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    Tags: TechnologyTechWearablesMilitaryDARPABody ArmorCyborgsMilitarization

    DARPA Funds Military “Smart-Suit” Wearable Tech Research The suit, which is expected to include sensors and its own energy source, will be designed to delay the onset of fatigue, enabling soldiers to travel further in the field, while also supporting the body and protecting it from injuries when the soldier is carrying heavy loads. A team of bioengineers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard will work on the project. The suit is designed to be lightweight, efficient and nonrestrictive… It will be made from soft, wearable devices that will be connected to stretchable sensors for monitoring the body’s biomechanics. Another technology that is expected to be part of the suit will produce low-level vibrations that should increase the body’s sensory functions and should give the wearer a better sense of balance. (via Harvard scientists to build Iron Man-like suit for military | KurzweilAI)

    DARPA Funds Military “Smart-Suit” Wearable Tech Research

    The suit, which is expected to include sensors and its own energy source, will be designed to delay the onset of fatigue, enabling soldiers to travel further in the field, while also supporting the body and protecting it from injuries when the soldier is carrying heavy loads.

    A team of bioengineers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard will work on the project.

    The suit is designed to be lightweight, efficient and nonrestrictive… It will be made from soft, wearable devices that will be connected to stretchable sensors for monitoring the body’s biomechanics.

    Another technology that is expected to be part of the suit will produce low-level vibrations that should increase the body’s sensory functions and should give the wearer a better sense of balance.

    (via Harvard scientists to build Iron Man-like suit for military | KurzweilAI)

     
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      One step closer to “Nomex survival suit for advanced infantry. Kevlar biweave, reinforced joints.”
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