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Honda's Work Assist
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Hoda's new Bodyweight Support Assist product!
 "Most people think of Honda as an automobile company but our main focus has always been human mobility. Derived from decades of ASIMO robotics research,Honda has developed prototype Walking Assist Devices to enable greater mobility. To learn more about the Walking Assist Devices including the Bodyweight Support Assist Device." [ link ]

The EyeSeeCam recorded what your eyes see
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The EyeSeeCam is a rig that can record what the eyes of its user really see. Unrestricted user mobility and field of view as well as the utilization of biological image stabilization reflexes are main benefits of EyeSeeCam. Using an array of cleverly placed speedy cameras:
"Two cameras measure your eye positions in 3D at super-fast speeds, up to 600 Hz, watching your eyes via an acrylic reflector. Another camera offers a zoomable view of what you’re seeing. The fourth is steered by servo motors to match whichever way your eyes move."
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Ridable Hyperion 4 Legged Robot
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The ridable Hyperion 4 legged robot by robotics department of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. Awesome!

Solar Powered Weeding Cart
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Australian inventors Brendan Corry and Peter Sargent designed the Wunda Weeder. This cool garden gadget is self-propelled, thanks to the solar cells on the roof which doubles as a shade and rain guard.  A gardener can lay on the cot and weed rows of plants in the garden. Lie down on the job, haha!
Price: $8,000   |   BUY

Rex - the robotic exoskeleton
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A New Zealand-based technology company has today unveiled a robotic exoskeleton which could change the lives of disabled people. Rex, a set of bionic legs that could one day replace wheelchairs. "It enables you to stand up, walk, move sideways, turn around, go up and down steps as well as walk on flat hard surfaces including ramps and slopes." Operated by a joystick and control pad and it is simple enough for handicapped users to self-transfer in and out of.
"If you are a wheelchair user, can self transfer and use a joystick with your hand, Rex may offer you a way to stand, move sideways, turn around, go up steps as well as walk on flat hard surfaces including ramps and slopes. " Jump more watch the video about Allen use Rex.
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RayModeler 3D prototype will be showcased at SIGGRAPH
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The RayModeler 3D display you’re seeing in this video is a prototype of the kind of device sci-fi storytellers have been dreaming up for years. LED light sources allow you to see an image from all angles, 360 degrees. Objects like faces and people appear realistic giving viewers a sense of depth because the left and right eyes are seeing different images. This prototype will be showcased at SIGGRAPH 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 25-29.

Scubster - Pedal Powered Submarine
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French-born Stéphane Rousson is no stranger to weird, pedal-powered vehicles. In 2008, he tried to fly across the English Channel pedaling a blimp. Now, he's teamed up with designer Minh-Lôc Truong to create the Scubster, a pedal sub designed for racing.
Scubster is a human powered personal submarine, designed by Stéphane Rousson, features a maximum speed of 6 mph and can reach depths of 20 feet.
Price: $TBA   |   BUY
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ProDigits: The world's first bionic finger
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New York Times story introduced the ProDigits, is made by Touch Bionics in Livingston, Scotland. The device can replace any or all fingers on a hand; each replacement digit has a tiny motor and gear box mounted at the base. Movement is controlled by a computer chip in the prosthesis.
ProDigits was released commercially last December, said Stuart Mead, the chief executive of Touch Bionics. About 60 patients have been fitted worldwide, he said, and some have been wearing it for three or four years. The cost is $60,000 to $75,000, including fitting and occupational therapy.

HRP-4: Awesome Humanoid Robot (Video)
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Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) has developed a humanoid robot, the HRP-4 is designed for use at R&D facilities at universities and companies. It stands 151cm tall, weighs 39kg, and boasts a total of 34 degrees of freedom. The robot can strike poses in response to voice commands, and it can also detect and track human faces and certain objects. Users can mount a laptop on its bag to add further functionality. AIST and co-developer Kawada Industries plan to sell the HRP-4 in January next year for $325,000.

Raytheon's second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2)
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Raytheon has unveiled its second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2) robot suit. XOS 2 is lighter("light enough to play soccer in"), stronger and faster than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power, and its new design makes it more resistant to the environment. Watch the video!

eLEGS
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Berkeley Bionics unveiled eLEGS, an exoskeleton for wheel­chair users. "It powers you up to get you standing and walking. "
  

GE's 'hybrid' bulb
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GE introduces 'hybrid' bulb with both halogen and CFL elements. Itt's like two bulbs in one, the halogen unit powering on almost instantaneously then fading off once the CFL element gets itself all riled up. It is brightness than current covered CFLs and great design!
"When you look at our prototype incandescent-shaped bulb with that little halogen capsule nestled inside our smallest compact fluorescent tube, you're seeing a byproduct of our intense customer focus and our innovation mindset," says Kristin Gibbs, general manager of North American consumer marketing, GE Lighting. "We've constantly improved the initial brightness of our CFLs but customers haven't been wholly satisfied. This is a giant leap forward."
The halogen capsule inside GE's new hybrid halogen-CFL bulb comes on instantly, allowing the bulb to operate noticeably brighter in less than a half a second. The capsule shuts off once the CFL comes to full brightness.
GE scientists engineered the bulb to operate with an exceptionally low level of mercury: 1 mg. Currently available CFLs range from 1.5 mg to 3.5 mg. The hybrid halogen-CFL bulbs will be RoHS compliant and offer eight times the life of incandescent bulbs (8,000 hours vs. 1,000 hours). Less frequent replacement due to longer light bulb life can reduce landfill waste.
First to launch will be 15-watt and 20-watt hybrid halogen-CFL bulbs that are considered viable replacements for 60-watt and 75-watt incandescent bulbs, respectively"

Panasonics's Power Loader Light
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Panasonics's Power Loader robot suits that augment human strength for years called the POWERLOADER. Now they are available in the form of a much lesser version, called the Power Loader Light. It uses a direct force-feedback system to predict and augment your leg movements, and is capable of increasing strength by up to 40kg [400N]. Six-axis force sensors in the foot pedals will sense when you move and shift your weight, allowing the Power Loader Light to match your leg movements. The initial price is 18,000,000 JPY ($223,000) a pop, but they’re enticing potential developers with a research grant program, which would effectively halve the price to 9,000,000 JPY ($111,500 USD).  [ Press link ]

Solar furnace melts rock
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A high-performance solar furnace that can focus normal sunshine into a heat-ray that reaches 3,500C, hot enough to melt rocks. Coo! The story from BBC One's "Bang Goes the Theory" [ Youtube ]

Future of Screen Technology
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This is the result of TAT's Open Innovation experiment. It is an experience video showing the future of screen technology with stretchable screens, transparent screens and e-ink displays, to name a few.
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