Tech Express / Sep. 17, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Dolphin man: The next evolutionary stage

By Ryan Gallagher

Next time you’re looking to purchase an underwater stealth exoskeleton for the kids, look no further than what’s coming out of the University of West Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.

According to an article in Wired, they will certainly provide you with “superstrength and inhuman endurance.” They allow you to swim up to a brisk 1 m/sec. However, the article is quick to note that the suits “can’t turn you into Michael Phelps, but they can certainly make a big difference improving speed and endurance.”

Looks like the Navy Seals will soon live up to their name.

Read the entire Wired article here.

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