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Rex: Robo-humans are now a reality

submitted by oxdottir

1 decade 4 years 7 months ago

wheel chair

From Gizmodo:

The Rex machine costs about $160,000 and has to be individually manufactured for each user. Check out how New Zealand mechanic Hayden Allen uses the machine. It's controlled by a joystick (much like an electric wheelchair) and powered by a rechargeable battery.

13 Comments

I thought the Japanese had done this already, and not only cheaper, but also moves a lot faster.

edit: oh, and Israelis too.

I, for one, hail our new paraplegic overlords!

But seriously, great stuff. Science FTW!

Opus_Moderandi says...

Noticed his girlfriend didn't have one...

MarineGunrock

I believe the Japanese one you're referring to helps people that still have use of their legs - just very limited or weak use.

Excellent! *humanitarian

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dag

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

Very cool. And a necessity for a paraplegic mechanic I would think.

I had never considered all the little things that being in a chair makes so difficult. Must make a world of difference :]

*health

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Wallace and Gromit came up with these things first...

It's so slow that they didn't even bother showing him move more than half a step. Might as well get a wheel chair with an elevating seat.

If it weren't for the douche bags making a fuss over stem cell research, he could probably be using his own legs instead of a machine.

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