• Science

    Rent a Robotic Suit Named HAL

    By John Brandon Posted on 10.8.2008 12 Comments

    Starting this Friday, disabled and elderly people in Japan will be able to rent a robotic suit to help them become more mobile. Available in a two-leg (for a $2200-per-month rental fee) or one-leg version ($1500/month), the suit -- called HAL, for Hybrid Assistive Limb -- reads brain signals and directs leg movement. Yoshiyuki Sankai, the creator of the robot suit, is a professor at the University of Tsukuba and the CEO of Cyberdyne, which is manufacturing and renting the suits.

    8.3.2009 at 01:18pm - Comment by keastes

    forget military uses (it has them alright) think what you could do with this in construction take one person to place an I-beam instead of a team.

  • Gadgets

    First Look: The Android Phone

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 9.25.2008 8 Comments

    Toll the clarion bells, the G-Phone is here. This morning, T-Mobile unveiled the first Android platform-based phone. We'll have a more indepth analysis shortly, but in the meantime some first impressions.

    9.24.2008 at 10:53am - Comment by keastes

    android; dead before it getts started at this rate, it's locked to t-moble which is GSM so you cant even unlock it to work on verizon/sprint/altel which are all CDMA same as the iphone and i dont want to sign a 2 year contract just for a new phone but then again this is just me bitching, and i'm just a technomaniac\paranoid

  • DIY

    A Six-Pack of "Light" Beer

    By Dave Prochnow Posted on 9.15.2008 23 Comments

    Al Gore and company have helped us to see that our planet is in peril. Lend a hand, make a toast, and help illuminate ways for saving Earth -- all at the same time! It's easy to do your part: recycle, refill, and recharge.

    9.24.2008 at 10:46am - Comment by keastes

    nice concept but more money than sense; i'll just stick with the 9-volt LED lantern



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