Super strength: want that 200 lb. load toted up the hill? No problem.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

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* Heavy combat loads are the bane of a grunt's existence.

Help, however, may be on the way for soldiers and Marines if the services buy into Lockheed Martin's Human Universal Load Carrier--a robotic exoskeleton that permits users to carry 200-pound loads for extended periods.

The battery operated system has an on-board computer that moves titanium legs in harmony with a soldier's body. The untethered...