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Phoenix exoskeleton
Thousands of veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with crippling injuries that confine them to wheelchairs. Motorized exoskeletons could put them back on their
feet. SuitX, which
has received National Science Foundation
grants for its efforts, said the Phoenix weighs just 27 pounds, can help a wearer walk at a rate of 1.1 mph and lasts for hours on a single charge.
Daqri Smart
Helmet
Google Glass failed
to catch on in part
because it looked
ridiculous. The
Daqri Smart Helmet
is even odder-looking,
but aesthetics matter less in
the industrial environments for which
it’s designed. Essentially an augmented- reality hard hat, the Daqri helmet provides a heads-up display on the safety visor and boasts a wide array of cameras, sensors and auxiliary inputs.
Disco drone
As the Federal Aviation Administration’s new registry makes clear, quadcopters
are everywhere — and now fixed-wing drones are hitting the tipping point as
well. Parrot’s newest prototype promises 45 minutes of flight time, programmable flight paths, live video feeds and automatic takeoffs and landings.
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