The Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton or as, commonly abbreviated Bleex, is an intelligent, bionic exoskeleton system that provided soldiers, disaster relief workers, wildfire fighters, and other emergency personnel the ability to carry major loads.<ref name="What the BLEEX Is That?">{{cite web|title=What the BLEEX Is That?|url=http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/03/62630|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)]], November 3, 2004|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Exoskeleton Strength|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/magazine/12EXO.html|publisher=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref>