Of course, Harvard scientists will make this for the US military. Nevertheless since I'm blessed by birth in the good ole USA, military surplus will make them available to me within a decade as my constitutional right.
Besides, always found it better to stay a decade behind in technology so others work the bugs out and price comes down for me. Not quite a luddite but close.
[Computerworld - Harvard University scientists are working on an Iron Man-like smart suit that could improve soldiers' endurance in war zones.
The university received a $2.6 million research grant for the project from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The suit, which is expected to include sensors and its own energy source, will be designed to delay the onset of fatigue, enabling soldiers to travel further in the field, while also supporting the body and protecting it from injuries when the soldier is carrying heavy loads.
A team of bioengineers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard will work on the project.]
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229378/Harvard_scientists_to_build_Iron_Man_like_suit_for_military?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2012-07-20
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