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Exoskeleton Breakthrough in Ukraine Allows 20 km/h Running and Heavy Lifting
Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces became the first unit to deploy exoskeletons in real combat conditions
I have this theory about my Army service; totally unscientific and based only on my experience: The constant physical stress I subjected my body to, for a solid decade (about 20 years old to 30 years old), put me in the best shape of my life through my 30s.
Running, rappelling, hiking with rucks, quick bursts of speed when it was time to shoot and move, swimming, and of course, the normal daily time dedicated to physical training (PT)… as if we needed it.
But when I hit 40, the butcher’s bill came due. Now my life is constant pain, and it feels like I can pull a back muscle simply by reaching for a Dr. Pepper.
And, by the way, I was in the “light” infantry! Imagine what those artillery guys go through… I watched artillery crews do things to their bodies that no physical therapist would ever sign off on.
