Humanoid Robots Human-like Machines

Besides these, "Imagine the psychological impact upon a foe when encountering squads of seemingly invincible warriors protected by armor and endowed with superhuman capabilities, such as the ability to leap over 20-foot walls, " said Ned Thomas, the director of Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) (Wakefield, 2002). Another use of exoskeletons is that they could help integrate women into combat situations. John Knowles, publisher of the defense industry newsletter, The Knowles Report, said that in terms of marksmanship and other combat skills, "Women have proven themselves very equal." The prevailing argument against women in combat is that most can't meet the job's physical requirements. Exoskeletons, could "radically equalize...