The Army, the Inventor and the Surprising Uses of a Batman Machine

>the U.S. Army approached MIT with a request: Can somebody build a powered device that can pull somebody up a rope, like Batman does?

does the gov't publish these requests?

The FedBizOpps website (https://www.fbo.gov/) lists opportunities for businesses:

Here is the company's product page: https://atlasdevices.com/products/

I'm fascinated by the high tech ladders, hooks, and other climbing gear.

Modular ladders, now that's something.

> The drug flopped for those uses, but Viagra

I can't help wonder if that was intentional by the author.

BTW, reading any article on batman style gizmos brings to mind the Joker like from the 1989 movie: Where do he get those wonderfull toys?!