cutting-edge technologies such as robots that drive themselves, electronics embedded
into uniform fabric and liquid armor are at the forefront of development efforts by
the world's armies' research and technology programs.

the U.S. army’s chief scientist, thomas Killion, leads the service’s billion research
and technology program, which employs more than 10,000 scientists and engineers.
in an interview with defense news, a sister publication of army times, killion described
the projects underway and what military gear of the future will look like.
read the interview here
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/army_scientist_interview_010509w

midwest research institute (MRI) has recently been awarded a .3 million project from
the U.S. army to develop the first-of-its-kind integrated individual protection ensemble (IPE)
mannequin system that will be able to perform high fidelity tests on individual protective
equipment under live chemical exposure conditions.

boston dynamics focuses on nontraditional means of motion for robots. their walking robots
have utility for going across very uneven surfaces, perhaps following a walking person better
than a rolling robot would. the program is funded by the defense advanced research project
agency (DARPA).

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