Soldiers to have perfect aim with robotically-stabilized exoskeleton

No matter how hard we humans try we cannot have a perfect gun shot aim, but make up through our intuition. Robots come to our rescue to make our shutting aim more precise.  Dan Baechle, a mechanical engineer at the US Army Research Laboratory, has developed a new arm-mounted exoskeleton that does just that. The system, dubbed Mobile Arm exoskeleton for Firearm Aim Stabilization, or MAXFAS, definitely isn’t the first device of its kind, but it’s got a few tricks up its Exo-sleeve that other exoskeletons don’t. Unlike other systems, which can steady a shooter’s arm or hand by restricting movement or degrees of freedom, MAXFAS can actively reduce involuntary tremors while allowing larger voluntary aiming movements. In other words, it allows the wearer to wave their arms around freely, but also provides stability when it comes time to point and pull the trigger. This means less than 1% of inaccuracy if we succeed in this endeavor. Let’s hit the bull’s eye with every shot in the dark!