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Rise Of The Human Exoskeletons

Posted March 04, 2014 12:48 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

Engineers in Italy have developed a wearable robot which they claim is the most sophisticated built in the world to date

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Re: Rise Of The Human Exoskeletons

03/04/2014 5:08 PM

....and now for something totally different....

Strap on trike(?) 0-60 in 3 seconds! YIKES! Great for shopping on Black Friday though...

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/08/wearable-motorb/

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Re: Rise Of The Human Exoskeletons

03/05/2014 1:28 PM

I expect that they will be jailed as soon as the Italian gov't discovers that there is a more sophisticated one.

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