Meet the 'HULC' ("Hulk") a battery powered, flexible, lightweight exoskeleton for Army now being tested; extended runs at 7mph-burst runs up to 10 mph-carry up to 200 pound loads for 12.4 hrs....just for starters!! and Kindness helps you Too

The first Day of our Trip to the NorthWest: Forgive the expression:

The Jewel of Northern Idaho: Priest Lake and River as seen by a nice Jewish Boy and Girl

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Kindness Helps You Too

When you do acts of kindness for others, you are really being kind to yourself. Other people will do acts of kindness for you in return. Moreover, the Almighty will reward you for the good that you do for others.

When you behave meanly to people, you are acting against your own best interests, because others will repay you in kind.

Resolve to do at least one act of kindness for someone each day.

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THE HULC! CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE NEW 'EXOSKELETON' THAT COULD REVOLUTIONIZE THE BATTLEFIELD

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-hulc-catch-a-glimpse-of-the-new-exoskeleton-that-could-revolutionize-the-battlefield/

 

The fact that Lockheed Martin's latest piece of Army equipment is called the HULC (pronounced like the comic book character The Hulk) is appropriate. That's because the pack management system works as a superhuman "exoskeleton."

The name stands for Human Universal Load Carrier, and it's meant to lighten a soldiers individual load while out in the field while also allowing him to carry things never thought possible. The description from Lockheed Martin is incredible:

The HULC is a completely un-tethered, hydraulic-powered anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users with the ability to carry loads of up to 200 lbs for extended periods of time and over all terrains. Its flexible design allows for deep squats, crawls and upper-body lifting. There is no joystick or other control mechanism. The exoskeleton senses what users want to do and where they want to go.

Up to 200 lbs over all terrains? Senses what users want to do? That's what they're saying. And it's all battery powered.

Business Insider has put together a slideshow of pictures highlighting some of the system's features:

 

 

Below, you can watch one of the promo videos for the HULC, complete with the appropriate heart-thumping music and one of the designers describing it as a "wearable robot:"

This is the HULC lifting some heavy equipment at recent trade show:

According to BI, The HULC is currently being tested at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Centre in Massachusetts. The next step is for it to undergo simulated battlefield testing.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-hulc-catch-a-glimpse-of-the-new-exoskeleton-that-could-revolutionize-the-battlefield/

 

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