The Ratnik-3 exoskeleton from Russian weapons maker TsNiiTochMash.
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The Russian suit, Ratnik-3, is an imposing web of hexagonal armor plates, black webbing, and small joint motors called actuators. Oleg Faustov, an engineer working with weapons maker TsNiiTochMash, told Russian media outlet TASS this week that the government had already tested a prototype.
“It really enhances a serviceman’s physical abilities. For example, the tester was able to shoot from a machine-gun only with one hand and accurately hit targets,” he said at Russia’s recent Army-2018 weapons show.
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3 comments:
Oh what futuristic world in which we can use 20th century technology to lift sh*t and can produce passive exoskeletons... so impressed
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This is exactly what Hillary needs to keep her on her feet and make a run at 2020.
what a world
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