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A ‘third arm’ for the GI’s. Work in progress

The research work for US Army soldiers assigned to heavy duty tasks, to mention only them, keeps progressing. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory also keeps working on means of easing the manipulation of heavy weapons in combat situations. A third arm might be a solution. 

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Zamora uses a prototype Third Arm exoskeleton to easily aim an 18-pound M249 light machine gun during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, March 14, 2018. (Photo credit: US Army photo by Conrad Johnson)



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