Originally created for the U.S. Department of Defense at the University of Iowa as part of the Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) program to help reduce physical strain on soldiers, Santos has been heralded by ergonomists as a breakthrough in digital modeling.

ENGADGET: SantosHuman's Virtual Soldier recruited by Ford for assembly line detail

We've already got ergonomists telling us that buttons and screens are getting so tiny that only three-year-olds will be able to use them, but so far wearable cellphones haven't quite taken off (even the mighty DoCoMo's mighty Wristomo proved a failure after all the initial buzz died down and Samsung killed off their watchphone altogether).

ENGADGET: Motorola's Bluetooth SmartButton