A Canadian named Troy Hurtubise, invented a superhuman body suit specifically designed to be worn by troops and police officers which he claims is capable of stopping a range of weapons fire, blades and even shrapnel from IEDs.
This isn’t Troy’s first dance either. He previously invented a suit which was intended to be able to survive a bear attack, and even made a video of it.
Here is a short take from the Project Grizzly video:
The Hamilton Spectator had the following to say about the new suit:
The grizzly man is back, and this time he’s ready to take on bullets and bombs.
Troy Hurtubise, the Hamilton-born inventor who became famous for his bulky bear-protection suit by standing in front of a moving vehicle to prove it worked, has now created a much slimmer suit that he hopes will soon be protecting Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan and U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
He has spent two years and $15,000 in the lab out back of his house in North Bay, designing and building a practical, lightweight and affordable shell to stave off bullets, explosives, knives and clubs. He calls it the Trojan and describes it as the “first ballistic, full exoskeleton body suit of armour.”
And here is a short video of The Trojan body suit:
Unfortunately development of this suit has driven Troy into bankruptcy and earlier this year he tried to sell the suit on eBay, but the reserve was not met.
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Totally awesome, eh!
The first suit seems ridiculous as he can barely walk with it, the second one looks amazing but i was expecting a sniper shot test :P
Hes bankrupt! wow what a sad story…
guy makes great suit and goes bankrupt…
uhmm how much and when are you going to start making more productions
I love inventors that think like 13 year old acne faced console gamers, who think the more ill-conceived sci-fi like gadgets that the military would never use they can pack into something, thus increasing weight and decreasing combat useability, the better of course noone wants it, it’s not powered, doesn’t have an environmental system, or NBC provisions is too cumbersome with low visibility judging from the size of the viewports. Like the bear suit, it’s pretty much only good for taking hits but not being combat effective which requires situational awareness and mobility. Good initiative bad judgement, it looks pretty cool but is not well engineered, sorry, it’s the critique of a former marine turned mechanical engineer.
I think the guy is certainly clever, maybe even brilliant, however, I think he did not take certain things into account.
The fellow made seven versions of the boots alone. He cared as much about appearence as functionality. Loot what it got him.
Yes, it is certainly functional, so it seems, but he did not do any live fire testing. People are rather cynical and skeptical until they see for themselves. This fellow, for all his brains, has little common sense. With all the money he pumped into making seven sets of boots, and whatever other nonsense he put into the suit, he could have made two suits. One suit could have been solely for a single live fire test, which could be recorded and shown to prospective customers. Recoded under controled conditions, and done by an independent party that is.
Also, let’s be fair, I think the suit looks ludicrous. Too much bulky plastic, when he could have mde it much more streamlined. People won’t wear something if it looks gooft, even if it will save their lives, Amercian troops have already proven that.
With all that bulky as plastic he could have attached a cooling unit somewhere. Had this guy looked into actual minature cooling devices, and incorporated one into the suit, well, now that would have been a major breakthrough.
I also need to say, 150,000 dollars? This guy is a fool. If it can be mass produced for 2,000, it should not have cost 150,000 to produce, even if it is a prototype. The guy has a lot of experience with past suits, he simply tinkered away far too much, making 7 of almost everything, except not enough for even 2 complete suits. Like seven sets of gloves and shoes.
The helmet is also a joke. The red visor for one thing, why red? MY guess is he figured this would blunt the flash of explosions, hoever we have a simple way of doing that now, just look away. Seeing red al the time would definitely mess ith your vision. Also, the visibility is clearly limited.
As for all the little doo dads he added, stupidity, made me take it less seriously, not more. Instead of wasting money on those things, make the suit itself better.
I also don’t get why he used so much plastic. Again, reminds me of a kiddy toy. Thin sheets of aluminum would have been better, mnolded aluminum, or titanium. Aluminum has a low melting point, and molds very well. He he used sheet of say 1/16 of an inch or less, would not have added too much weight. The plastic is just there for show anyhow, at least aluminum would not shatter when hit by bullets, like plastic would.
Also, this fellow did no planning, had no email adress even, no one had any way of getting in contact with him. I think this guy lives in la la land. While he may be smart, he is also very dumb in real world marketing terms/ In the right hands, and with the right vision, a suit like this, with a few small changes, could have worked. However, this guy, he ain’t it. Brialliant inventors are often the worst at real world business.
My take on the suit. If it works, and provides full level 3 protection, from head to toe, is that it is a great job.
However, the sad thing is, it’s already behind tech wise. New suits are being developed using gels which are flexible, but become rigid and can shatter bullets when struck with them. Means actual clothing, from pants to shirts could be made that offer level 3 or greater protection. That and you would not look mlike a geek from a video game.
Sory pal, but your suit, as noble an effort as it is, was poorly marketed, and poorly concieved. You were a wimp, doing no live trials or tests that could be verified. I saw one clip of him pulling a 9 mil round out of something, not the suit though.
If you are going to make a bullet proof suit prototype, make two, because people will have to see it stand up to live fire before they believe.
This guy, brilliant but stupid.
Well, said sir…
I have to agree that the suit’s helmet is the primary down point…it’s just ridiculous. There’s a fine line between looking cool and functionality, and he has definitely crossed into the land of dumb on that. The suit is bulky and if you watch his silly little scenario video, he’s obviously encumbered by the limited mobility of the whole thing. The real problem with a full suit is that you have to sacrifice mobility for protection in the joints, and the biggest flaw I see is that most of the pieces are strapped on like hockey/soccer pads, so, yes the front will be protected, but no one ever gets shot in the back, right?
I have been doing LARP (Live Action Role Play) for damn near 10 years, and I say that a conglomeration of sporting equipment with flashy doo-dad’s and stuff is good for taking the force of a padded weapon and some limited blunt force, hell I even have some “play” armor that has stopped an actual sharp blade, but this abomination would have been better if he’d have stopped trying to make it pretty and focused on actual protection.
Something a little less science-fiction coupled with Lockheed’s HULC or any various other experimental body armor/exoskeletons is the key to solving the crisis of fulfilling all the nerdy guys like me’s aspirations of running around looking like Master Chief or Iron Man, and the devastation of morale of the enemy from seeing such a beast in battle. I, like most guys in my generation, great up watching power rangers and voltron and crap like that, it would be great if things like that existed for our military, but even if it is possible, it will be sometime before it can be made plausible…
I disagree with some of your comments. I would have to say 1: some of you have said it would not be good for close combat? It would be wonderful. You think its not mobile? Are you serious? look at the standing positions he does. Also, if someone is attacking you in close combat, you wont feel any hits, they will but you wont. So, you wont have to worry about being hurt. It wont matter what hits they give you, you can take it. Plus a hit given to an attacking enemy from those arms or legs covered in that will definately hurt the attacker. 2. The helmet, you complain about its look? Wow get real. If you were out there in real combat, and you saw that helmet on the ground you would put it on to cover your face, regardless how it looks. I will have to say people, your comments are pretty pathetic. I would rather wear this suit then the jackets, pants, back pack, or chest body armor they have in the forces today. Get real people. If I was the enemy of America and I saw an army of American soldiers in that suit I would be scared out of my mind, yea I would take a few shots at them but it wouldnt do anything. It would definately be unmotivating for me the enemy to keep fighting, Just as it would be when we develop laser weapons, Me being the enemy having a bullet weapon getting shot at by lasers? I would run.
This is a look in to the future. This suit will save the lives of soldiers all over the world and only for what? $2,000.00? A good deal the price should go down to if you put in in an assembly line. (If any one knows a way i can contact him let me know “jamesprudhomme@live.com” i have some ideas i want to talk to him about.)
why,d he need to build in those silly LED’s ? :DDD
in truth it looks cool and everything but as i read he does need videos of not only the suit being shot at but someone living inside the suit getting shot at.
also 2000 dollars may not seem like a lot but the current suits can be made for less then one hundred dollars in the USA army. also you could make a very effective full metal body suit of armor for two thousand dollars if not less if you mass produce it. his helmet wow i have to say that is not something i would want on my head all day and night. it could make you go color blind after about one year of full use. improvements he should make the suit with a neck guard and the knee armor longer so when you go down on one knee it keeps protecting your joints. plus he needs to make adjustsments to the joints so you can protect them more because he leaves open large spots on his front
only thing missing is a friken energy shield
I don’t care about how it looks. If it can stop a bullet and keeps me light on my feet I would wear it. Hell if it’d help I’d put it on for a live fire test in the name of science. The design I’m not digging much, but like I said who cares.
I could do without the clock and the red helmet visor is probably going to get to me. I say with a bit more investment this would have been possible to be put to use. Even if it failed at least this is a stepping stone to future warefare.