Troy James Hurtubise (November 23, 1963 – June 17, 2018) was a Canadian inventor, entrepreneur and conservationist, noted for creating the Ursus series of bear suits which showed the Ursus Mark VI in the 1996 film Project Grizzly directed by Peter Lynch for the National Film Board of Canada.

Jun 28, 2022 · Troy Hurtubise and his “Ursus Mark VIII” bear protection suit. The suit was the last of his many suit designs over the years. The suit currently is in a hock shop in North Bay.

Sep 15, 2022 · The story is almost too good to be true: In the 1980s, a middle-aged Canadian man decided to spend his entire life savings on building an indestructible suit that he could wear into battle against a wild grizzly bear. For about seven years, Troy Hurtubise designed various prototypes for the bearproof armor and constructed them using materials ...

Jul 16, 2006 · Clip from a documentary about Troy Hurtubise, who has been on a quest to build an invulnerable bear suit to study wild grizzlies. ...more.

Dec 16, 2022 · Hurtubise claimed that “bite bars” on the suit could record the pounds-per-square-inch (psi) force of a grizzly’s clamping jaws. While none of that proved enough to get grizzly biologists interested in the suit, Hurtubise won a 1998 “Ig Nobel Prize” (a satirical award) for safety engineering.

Sep 3, 2020 · Seven years and $150,000 later, he created the Mark VI robo-bear suit. He consulted with professors of physics on how to simulate a bear attack. He approached a tall, heavy biker and his...

Jun 26, 2018 · Hurtubise was a man who spent his life trying to perfect a “grizzly-proof suit” and he was willing to put himself through hell to accomplish his goal. His journey towards that invention (and...

Jul 8, 2022 · After coming face to face with a grizzly bear, Troy demanded a rematch and set off on a long and rocky journey to create a foolproof, space age padded suit that would enable a person to survive an attack by Canada’s most vicious and deadly wild animal. Why? Men climb mountains because they’re there.

Aug 18, 2023 · In the 1980s, a middle-aged Canadian man decided to spend his entire life savings on building an indestructible suit that he could wear into battle against a wild grizzly bear.

Jan 9, 2014 · Canadian inventor Troy Hurtubise has gone bankrupt developing grizzly-proof suits. Now, he claims he can cure cancer. A lesson on the perils of backyard ingenuity.