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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Raytheon building robot soldier suit

Anyone who thinks that Iron Man is just fiction severely underestimates the ambition of America's defense contractors. Raytheon is working on a cybersuit that can lift hundreds of pounds, though it will look significantly less slick than the movie version. "It takes no special training, beyond learning to relax and trust the robot," said one engineer working on the suit, unsettlingly. ...read more

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