Instead of body armor

IBM has issued a patent for a fantastic technology. It describes a special device that can track the bullets flying into a person. And take action.

Everything is almost like in “The Matrix”. Is that not so spectacular. Personal "defense system" calculates the movement of objects that threaten a collision with a lethal outcome, and sends the muscles a shocking impulse. What causes the body to avoid danger. More precisely, fall to the ground.


According to the company, such devices are designed to protect prominent politicians and public figures who need an eye and an eye.
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Details on how this all works (not the idea, and it is the implementation), so far are contained only in the patent. And then, for the most part in obscure layman schemes. However, if such a thing had already been developed and used ... Imagine Mr. Bush, a bag falling on the ground after the recent "attempt" , made by an Iraqi journalist using a shoe.

via 3dnews

Ps. Ay-ah. After writing the news and a small additional “googling”, I learned that IBM had withdrawn the patent so far. Apparently, for revision. However, you can still read it. Here it is.