What’s cool is that Hyundai partnered up with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman on the project. While Kirkman admittedly doesn’t “know a lot about cars,” he does “know a lot about the zombie apocalypse and what I would like to have to survive.” Having satellite radio and dual zone climate control is probably less important than making sure that the undead aren’t going to smash through your windshield and eat your brains for breakfast.

Hyundai also worked with Design Craft Fabrication to make sure that the design is practical and not just cool-looking. There’s that prominent zombie plow with spikes in the front, since you’ll be mowing down some of your undead neighbors to get to your next location for example. You’ll also see slatted armored window coverings, a roof hatch, an electric rear trunk, all terrain tires, spikes that jut out of the wheels, a CB radio and PA system, and plenty of weapons storage compartments. It’s like the Batmobile, but for fighting walkers.

And underneath all of that modification is little more than a humble Hyundai Elantra. This is certainly an interesting marketing campaign on the part of the Korean automaker.

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H.U.L.C. Exoskeleton

You wont see soldiers catching missiles in mid air, or flipping tanks with one hand.What you will see is bigger backpacks and heavy gear,  up to 200lbs worth. The HULC stands for Human Universal Load Carrier, it’s an anthropomorphic exoskeleton part of a robotic militarized masterminded plan funded of Lockheed Martin. They aim to get troops to the battlefield with plenty of gear and without using too much energy so they can still take on the enemy.

Its an autonomous system because it can sense what the wearer wants to do, or where to go, and mimics that movement or direction. It weighs 53lbs, but the HULC can carry its own weight. You would think technology like this would be better suited for the disabled, but I suppose War comes first. HULC testing will go underway with a full on eight week scenario. Following that, HULC wearers will set out for real blood in 2011.

[engadget via BBC]

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