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Powered Exoskeletons In The Near Future?

Posted by Hemos on from the zeon-here-i-come dept.

PhReaKyDMoNKeY writes "Discover Magazine's latest issue has a story about powered exoskeletons and how they aren't terribly far off. Sounds pretty damn cool, except maybe for the centaur flatbed model. Screw a Segway, gimme one of these babies."

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  1. Sounds Like Heinlein's Startroopers by jamesmartinluther · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm not talking about the movie.

    The book begins with this incredible battle scene in which a handful of soldiers in armored suits that can jump miles at a time take over an entire planet.

    - James