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August 03, 2006
More Fun With Exoskeletons
The link leads to more links, and fuller explanations.
The last one is particularly interesting. It's just mechanical-assist leg braces for soldiers, designed to allow them to run quicker and carrier heavier loads. A Darpa project, as you might guess.
It's one of those things that almost certainly seems like a good idea on paper and even in the lab, but will never work in real life (what do you do when your leg exoskeleton joints get all frozen up with sand and grit?); but still, pretty cool.