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What happened to the US military exoskeleton power-suit that was developed 16 years ago/ (lemmy.today)

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Almost 20 years ago, the US military developed a powered-suit that allows a soldier to lift weights that normally require two people, and allow one soldier to move tons of sandbags without in many hours without tiring, so what happened to the powered-suit, and if such powered-suit can be used on a construction site for carrying supplies.

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[–] Sparky@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

16 years ago, they state that the power-suit needs a power cord, so can remain only at set locations, and they were trying to develop a portable battery for it, then the development news went silent.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That means they solved the problem, and classified it.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

what makes an exoskeleton powered suit so top secret, that it can't be used at construction sites?