/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/military-mechanics-go-augmented-with-help-from-armarwww.youtube.com/watch Military mechanics are part of the unsung heroes of our (US) armed forces. Ask anyone who either served or is currently serving over-seas (or at home for that matter) and they’ll tell you ‘Murphy’ is usually in full effect ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/military-mechanics-go-augmented-with-help-from-armarFri, 27 Apr 2012 21:04:38 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9e312d5e-bca4-4e7e-b562-f515bb4033b9DAB1<p>Hi Cabe,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I remember an Air Force/Navy study on equipment failure rates where they found that 50% of the failures were do to cabling.&nbsp; Either wrong cable on the wrong port or a connector not fully seated to the box.&nbsp; It soon became policy that all cable connections were double checked before the equipment was allowed to be installed on operational devices.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A system like the one described above would be very useful to field repair shops.&nbsp; Those guys and gals deserve all the credit they can get.&nbsp; They are the real miricle workers at keeping operational rates high.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=14090&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">