Archive for February, 2010

sleep suit for urban power nappers

sleep suit for urban power nappers

The adaptable, take-anywhere sleep cocoon by Forrest Jessee—via Dornob.

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BigDog: a robotic tank mule for the future

BigDog: a robotic tank mule for the future

This blew me away—genuine all-terrain robotics from Boston Dynamics. My collaborator Brian Glenney wondered aloud whether this kind of technology might, in another form, supercede the wheelchair model in the future? Worth watching all the way through, as this sentient-ish creature rights itself on ice, etc. Unbelievable: Boston Dynamics BigDog (March ’08) – Funny blooper [...]

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USB drive in your finger

USB drive in your finger

This hacker lost his finger in a motorcycle accident, so the doctor implanted a USB drive into his prosthetic finger. Thanks, Zach, for pointing me to this!

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