Army Researchers Examine Soldiers’ Brain and Muscle Responses to Smart ‘ExoBoot’ Army Researchers Examine Soldiers’ Brain and Muscle Responses to Smart ‘ExoBoot’ Army researchers are answering tough questions as part of a new study that focuses on how technology adapts to human behavior. Neil Adams/Army Research Lab Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. email April 29, 2021 04:13 PM ET One of the end goals is to cut down on training time soldiers need to get acclimated with assistive, wearable technologies. Army researchers are exploring how humans interact with an intelligent system—specifically, an exoskeleton boot that adapts to and assists its wearer in real-time—to ultimately minimize soldiers’ training time with future technology-enabled gear.