DARPA's jetpack will help soldiers run faster [video](engadget.com)

DARPA's jetpack will help soldiers run faster [video]

http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/13/darpa-jetpack-soldiers-runner/

3 comments

nwenzel12 lat temu

ASU is on a roll. They've done quite a bit of work on the Mars Rovers. They recently announced tuition assistance for Starbucks employees to make college education without crippling debt more widely available. Now they're advancing human augmentation. Maybe more Sun Devils should apply to YC.

Mars: http://www.asu.edu/feature/mars/

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2014/07/31/m...

Starbucks: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/us/starbucks-to-provide... http://www.ycombinator.com/rfs/

onuryavuz12 lat temu

I certainly hope they give these runners some leg-exoskeletons to absorb the shocks or they can say goodbye to their knees in a few years.

Also, I wonder if there is a placebo effect or not...

dang12 lat temu

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8297296