Fast Rope Glove Device

About the Challenge

A FAST rope is used by Military personnel to descend quickly from a
helicopter in hostile situations. The FAST rope is about 2” thick, 50-to-90-feet
long, and several operators may be on the rope at the same time.

The Seeker would like to develop a simple system or approach that can be
employed with or as a FAST rope to maintain a fast but safe descent rate of a
300 – 400 lb (man and equipment) without heating or burning the hands of the
user, either in conjunction with existing gloves and ropes, or as a replacement
to existing components.

To receive an award, the Solvers will not have to transfer their exclusive IP
rights to the Seeker, instead, they will grant to the Seeker non-exclusive
license to practice their solutions