Friday, September 28, 2007

The future of carrying heavy loads?

I haven't seen my idea for helium-filled backpack bladders take off, but here's something really different, thanks to those MIT engineers:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/exoskeleton-0919.html?tr=y&auid=3031538

Maybe it's an outreach program for cyborgs? Extra nerd points for you if you knew there was an International Journal for Humanoid Robotics. And, does this qualify as aid climbing? Can they make it less Gumpish?

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