DARPA aims to prevent and reduce the musculoskeletal injuries incurred from running, jumping, and crawling through uneven terrain – all without expending more than 100W of power – with Warrior Web. This lightweight exoskeleton-like suit not only protects injury-prone areas like the knees or the lumbar region of the spine, but also enhances the human body. “Many of the individual technologies currently under development show real promise to reduce injury and fatigue and improve endurance. Now we’re aiming to combine them – and hopefully some new ones, too – into a single system that nearly every Soldier could wear and would provide decisive benefits under real-world conditions,” said LTC Joseph Hitt, DARPA program manager for Warrior Web. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one of cats who could beat you at iPad games.
