Engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have developed an arm exoskeleton designed to train soldiers to achieve shooting proficiency faster than by conventional means. Known as MAXFAS, for mechatronic arm exoskeleton, the system would help new recruits with novice marksmanship skills improve their battlefield combat arms shooting performance. MAXFAS strives to correct a problem similar to the familiar effect, which happens when a handheld laser pointed across a room moves slightly from a person's arm tremors. Early experiments with MAXFAS demonstrated that people using the device reduced tremor-induced movements in their aim even after removing the exoskeleton system.
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