US Air Force tests exoskeleton to give cargo-loading porters a boost

Summary

Stephen Losey writing in DefenseNews, makes the following points:

• The Forge System exoskeleton is designed to augment leg strength.
• Developed by Roam Robotics 
• In tests, two, instead of the usual four or five aerial porters, moved a 3,500-pound pallet.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• COLLECTION: Human augmentation | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• AUG 2022 Army, academia collaborate on exoskeleton to reduce Soldier injuries-US Army
• SEP 2022 Move over, Iron Man: The Army has a new suit to solve soldier back pain-the Washington Post

Source Information:    

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