Army Researchers Examine Soldiers’ Brain and Muscle Responses to Smart ‘ExoBoot’
Army Researchers Examine Soldiers’ Brain and Muscle Responses to Smart ‘ExoBoot’ Army researchers are answering tough questions as part of a new study that focuses on how technology adapts to human behavior. Neil Adams/Army Research Lab Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox.
email April 29, 2021 04:13 PM ET
One of the end goals is to cut down on training time soldiers need to get acclimated with assistive, wearable technologies.
Army researchers are exploring how humans interact with an intelligent system specifically, an exoskeleton boot that adapts to and assists its wearer in real-time to ultimately minimize soldiers’ training time with future technology-enabled gear.
Army Scientists Want to Teach Exoskeleton Gear How to Improve Soldier Performance
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Luke Blum, who serves as the senior enlisted leader for Army Research Laboratory, walks with ExoBoot technology as part of a study that analyzes how humans and autonomous systems adapt to each other. (U.S. Army)
27 Apr 2021
U.S. Army researchers are studying how to help intelligent exoskeleton technology adapt to human behavior to improve soldier performance on the future battlefield.
The service has tested exoskeleton equipment in the past, but soldiers faced challenges trying to adapt to the performance-enhancing technology.
A new Army Research Laboratory study is trying to uncover how human brain and muscle signals, along with movement profiles, can help soldiers and exoskeleton tech work more efficiently together, according to a service news release.