8legs: Natick soldier systems center

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Inside the Army's extreme test lab, inventing futuristic food, gear, and warfighters

Natick Soldier Systems Center conducts extreme-condition tests to improve gear, clothing, food, and human performance.
Researchers study how sleep deprivation and sustained effort affect memory, alertness, and decision making in soldiers.
The Doriot Climatic Chambers simulate temperatures from -72 to 165 F to test gear reliability.
Hypobaric rooms mimic high-altitude conditions to study cognitive effects during testing.
A virtual-reality system tracks decision-making in live-fire simulations with real-time feedback.
4D body scanning is used to improve how uniforms fit and perform in the field.
The center has refined MREs, including a shelf-stable pizza designed to last up to three years.
An early exoskeleton project at Natick demonstrated feasibility but proved impractical in falls.
The 'Everest study' previously simulated long-duration high-altitude exposure, though such studies are no longer conducted.
The center uses 124-sensor mannequins to measure heat exposure and burn risk in uniforms.

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