Army turns soldiers into 3-D avatars — money.cnn.com

But Manhattan startup Body Labs is up to the task. On Monday, the year-old firm unveiled its plans to work with the U.S. Army as part of a two-year, $825,000 contract to create protective gear for female soldiers in combat. "Kevlar vests need to fit really well," said Bill O'Farrell, co-founder and CEO of Body Labs. "You can't custom-make them because it's really expensive. [So] how can the Army manufacture them to fit the maximum [number of female soldiers]?"

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