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n/a
12-04-2002, 05:14 PM
quote:...To cut the weight soldiers must carry down from the current 100 lbs. to perhaps 40 lbs., the Army is developing a wheeled robot "mule" that follows a soldier around with equipment for purifying water and recharging batteries.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/free_forbes/2002/1209/120.htmlurl

What do u people think of when u read this? and since when was Kamen recruited into the army?

Credit for this find to deleo on the other site. Stay alert people!



JohnM
12-04-2002, 07:36 PM
quote:Originally posted by Lawrence

quote:...To cut the weight soldiers must carry down from the current 100 lbs. to perhaps 40 lbs., the Army is developing a wheeled robot "mule" that follows a soldier around with equipment for purifying water and recharging batteries.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/free_forbes/2002/1209/120.htmlurl

What do u people think of when u read this? and since when was Kamen recruited into the army?

Credit for this find to deleo on the other site. Stay alert people!


Sorry Lawrence but they are talking about a 6 wheeled device being developed at the US Army Soldier Systems Center located in Natick, Massachusetts. No Seway/Kamen link that I can see. Certainly no DS.

There's a picture here.
http://www.natick.army.mil/warrior/02/septoct/untangle.htm
and here:
http://www.natick.army.mil/warrior/02/septoct/septoct.pdf
More info here on the Objective Force Warrior (OFW) program:
http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3376362,00.html

Runnin' with the Big Dogs
hodgepoj
12-04-2002, 07:47 PM
quote:Originally posted by Lawrence

[quote]
http://www.forbes.com/technology/free_forbes/2002/1209/120.htmlurl

What do u people think of when u read this? and since when was Kamen recruited into the army?


When I read the Forbes piece I thanked God for imaginative men like Mike Andrews. I believe such high tech support will save many soldiers' lives.

This article doesn't mention anything about Kamen or Segway, but the DoD needs more forward thinkers like him. I hope he latches on to an Army contract to exploit some of his ideas.

Dr. Paul O. Johnson
Senior Exhibit Developer
The Science Place
Dallas, Texas 75210
Blinky
12-04-2002, 09:05 PM
quote:There's a picture here.
http://www.natick.army.mil/warrior/02/septoct/untangle.htm
and here:
http://www.natick.army.mil/warrior/02/septoct/septoct.pdf
More info here on the Objective Force Warrior (OFW) program:
http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3376362,00.html
Good find JohnM.
mattk
08-11-2003, 12:58 AM
I was looking back through old stuff. Wouldnt this just be a segway/stirling combo?