Join the US Army and become Iron Man!

[eric_hinkle]

Or something like that!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/11/iron.man.suit/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

This seems so very oddly appropriate for a week in which we got both Veteran's Day and the redone classic

Comments

[anonymous]

"Starship Troopers" is getting closer all the time.

Brock

[eric_hinkle]

Hopefully without having to deal with either the Bugs or the Skinnies.

And a dumb "Starship Troopers" related question, but did you ever play the Avalon Hill tactical-level wargame of it? It was pretty cool.

[jeriendhal]

I owned it when I was younger. I wish I knew what I did with it.

[ironbadger]

The main problem has always been a power source for the armor.

The military got intrigued by the powerloader in the movie "Aliens" in the 80s, and sent observers to look the design over during filming.
The idea is perfect for many applications, with combat versions being a desirable extra if it can be made practical.

Of course theres also the Pitman project experiments in the Vietnam era, but those went nowhere due to power and control issues that could not be resolved.

-Badger-

[eric_hinkle]

The Pitman project experiments? I'll have to find some information on them.