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What your next Honda may look like...
11-09-2008, 01:32 PM
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What your next Honda may look like...
Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda works.
FOXNews.com - Honda Unveils Robot That Helps You Walk - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News
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11-10-2008, 06:03 PM
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I think this is kick ass. I bet the military is already all over this. 120 pound rucksacks, full combat load and weapon are heavy.
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11-10-2008, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmerbill
I think this is kick ass. I bet the military is already all over this. 120 pound rucksacks, full combat load and weapon are heavy.
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You would bet right - powered exoskeleton by Sarcos: Building the Real Iron Man | Popular Science
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11-10-2008, 08:14 PM
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I find the Berkeley Bionics design to be much closer to something that individuals can afford. Take a look:
Of course, you could always get a $500 bicycle.
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11-10-2008, 08:27 PM
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I just had a flashback of Chewbacca carrying C-3PO (in pieces) on his back.
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11-11-2008, 05:20 AM
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I think I just figured out how an aging overweight dude can fulfill his lifelong dream of through hiking the Appalachian Trail. I'll just need a solar charger so I can keep the batteries going. 
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11-11-2008, 02:07 PM
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I envision the exoskeleton very popular in the Mad Max year 2030 as nomads migrate across the USA hiking over the Rocky Mountains in search of work. Wearing their tin hats. 
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11-12-2008, 08:57 AM
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Just recently watched Iron Man, I thought this looked like the first step 
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11-12-2008, 09:48 AM
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sensitized as a little kid to the plight of the differently abled, i used to play on a neighbor's wheelchair. she'd let me ride on her lap or i'd climb on back of the chair. i still remember the thrill when she got her first electric chair for me to play on. so of course this strikes me as a way cool device. the idea that such technology could help mobilize wheelchair victims is incredible to me yet, being wheelchair free, i can only just barely imagine what it must mean for someone to be able to walk again. wow.
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