Raytheon is developing a robotic suit for the solider of tomorrow at its research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Known as an ‘Exoskeleton,’ the suit is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer’s strength, endurance, and agility. Made of a combination of sensors, actuators and controllers, the suit enables a test engineer to carry a man on his back, or lift 200 pounds several hundred times without tiring. Yet, it is agile enough to play soccer and climb stairs and ramps without issue.

Development of the Exoskeleton has been underway since 2000.

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