Slashdot | IBM Files Patent For Bullet-Dodging Bionic Armor

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Slashdot | IBM Files Patent For Bullet-Dodging Bionic Armor

IBM has filed a US patent for armour designed to administer tiny shocks to the appropriate muscles of the wearer to get them to move out of the way of an incoming bullet. This would only work for long-distance shots, such as those made by a sniper.