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Pentagon Bionic Soldiers: Cyborg Goggles Coming Soon!

Posted on 27 December 2010 by author

Indeed, technology is getting more advanced and has helped a lot of people. But now it will help the United States Military Forces as they get to have a device that can help them see what is happening around them—-without moving their bodies or heads!

Pentagon has created a device called the Soldier Centric Imaging via Computational Cameras (SCENICC) which captures everything that surrounds the soldier at a kilometer-wide radius at a 360-degree sphere. All images are represented in 3D and the good thing about this is—all are put in one lightweight wearable eyepiece.

This device will help the soldier see behind himself with zoom option at around 10x with both eyes and is hands free because everything is done by pre-programming a command to adjust your focus. This was unveiled by the DARPA, the research branch of the Pentagon in order for soldiers to easily scout dangerous areas that are hard to scout with ordinary eyes and body. But with the SCENICC everything will be delivered to the eyepiece in a flash without even turning back to see if there is something behind you.

DARPA also wants to add a feature where it has a high-resolution computer-enhanced imagery where is can view data related to the task/missions of the soldier such as data overlays, messaging, targeting assistance and threat warnings and alerts. It will also help soldiers track certain people involved and detection feature called the “Full Sphere Awareness”. It has object recognition and muzzle flash detection. Then, it could send still images and full videos straight to the eyepiece as well as help you lock your target for your gun in order to be able to shoot the enemy or other things.

One of its disadvantages though is, since its images are in 3D, it cannot accept images that came from a two-dimensional device, as well as for a 360-degree vision and 10x zoom. Then, there is no communication aspects in the eyepiece that can let soldiers talk to each other in and out of missions. DARPA also does not say if SCENICC will work on low-bandwith areas. For now, all DARPA wants is to have the following developments come in order: 1) by the time the work is in contract, it needs to have a hand-held eyepiece in two years; 2) Year three, it needs to have the computer-enhancing features; 3) by year four, it needs to have the 360-degree vision. From there, it has to be developed as a full SCENICC eyepiece.

There are features that are still in question, and hopefully, they will be answered in the near future because this will be a great asset for the soldiers in their missions. If this is developed, it will make things easier for them.



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