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New "Smart Suit" Makes Emergency Workers Safer

by Ryan Rayhill on October 29, 2007 at 04:49 PM

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When we think about the future, things like flying cars and moon vacations are high on our list. But what about the future of...disaster relief?

A new "smart suit" designed by i-Garments looks to make emergency workers such as firefighters work faster and safer by including location and health-monitoring of individuals, who currently rely on cell phone networks and other erratic systems. The system used for the "smart suits" has its own closed infastructure and can be supervised from mobile HQ locations without outside interference.

While, currently not planned for the US, the European Space Agency has just approved the suits after rigorous testing.

These suits may not be not as exciting as a robot maid, but what they lack in sci-fi nerd cred, they more than make up for in their potential for saving the lives of emergency personnel.

From Engadget

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Tags: Disaster Relief, DisasterRelief, European Space Agency, EuropeanSpaceAgency, firefighters, i-garment, smart suit, SmartSuit

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