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Made by US tech start-up Dephy
"The Exo-boot uses Flexible, Scalable Electronics Architecture, or FlexSEA technology, which aims to speed up and simplify the electronics behind wearable robotics designs. The FlexSEA system helps with motion control; includes tools for data acquisition, and provides the networking infrastructure for multi-axis and multi-joint exoskeletons" [1]
Has already been tested, not yet used in combat
Although the Soldier Center's ultimate goal is for head-to-toe technological coverage, this boot is expected to be employed as a first step

Being developed by the primary suppliers of the Russian military, at the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building
Expected to be combat-ready by 2020
Went through testing and proven to be bullet-proof and explosion-proof
"Medical, reconnaissance, target-identifying and other information display on screens in the helmet. It’s even got a watch" [2]
The titanium framework is designed to redistribute weight and enable the soldier to run faster, increase stamina, jump higher, etc
Fully functional in temperatures from -22 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit
Challenge: 4 hour battery life

Being developed by the U.S. military and tested at the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts
More modest than the Russian exo-suit, but more practical and longer battery life (8 hours)
Reduces metabolic cost by 25%, thus increasing athletic ability by 25% as well
Also expected to be ready in 2020
Features on-board computing by implementing AI : "the skeleton uses a learning, software-based nervous system to understand and predict the unique movements of its wearer" [3]

Released yesterday (October 3rd) by Google in collaboration with Levi's
Users interact with the jacket through the cuff, issuing commands by swiping and tapping
The tag connects the jacket to your smartphone
Features: provides alerts (ex: tag blinks if you left your phone behind, alerts when your Uber arrives), commands phone to take pictures, ask assistant, music controls, keeps track of your phone and other electronic devices, remembers where you parked
The tag lights up and vibrates to alert the user of texts and calls, and the user can respond by brushing their cuff
Spin-off of the Commuter Trucker Jacket, which is designed for urban cyclists, and has similar features of music control and text/call alerts, plus it provides navigation assistance
Costs $198-$248

Made by Jacquard by Google in collaboration with Saint Laurent
Interactive strap responds to touch gestures
Tag connects to Jacquard phone app
Features offered: camera, My Day (get a personalized briefing on your day from Google Assistant), Ask Assistant, Media
Costs $880
Jacquard plans to explore "athletics, formal workwear and enterprise garments, as well as the luxury market" [6]

1. Talal Husseini, "US Army trials exoskeletons for military use," https://www.army-technology.com/features/us-army-exoskeletons/ (September 30th, 2019)2. Colin Ritsick, "Ratnik 3 – Russia’s Super Warrior," https://militarymachine.com/ratnik-3/ (September 28th, 2019)3. Patrick Tucker, "Russia, US Are In a Military Exoskeleton Race," https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/08/russia-us-are-military-exoskeleton-race/150939/ (September 27th, 2019)4. Google, "Trucker Jacket Levi's," https://atap.google.com/jacquard/collaborations/levi-trucker (September 25th, 2019)5. Google, "Cit-e Backpack Saint Laurent," https://atap.google.com/jacquard/collaborations/ysl (September 25th, 2019)6. Rachel Arthur, "Project Jacquard: Google And Levi's Launch The First 'Smart' Jean Jacket For Urban Cyclists," https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelarthur/2016/05/20/exclusive-levis-and-googles-project-jacquard-launch-wearable-tech-jacket-for-urban-cyclists/#6098f54750c7 (September 30th, 2019)

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