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Lots and lots of things go into my head. Too many to keep.

I know I can't keep them all; there's only so much space. But I'd hate to lose them forever -- that'd be like taking the same route home, every day, but never being able to remember it after. Instead, I'm saving the route here.

Think of the site as:

A venerable feast for the attention deficient.
A vault that protects things from getting "run down by the drunken taxicabs of Absolute Reality."
A smorgasborg. Always fresh. Continually replenished.

Feel free to snack or gorge. There's no shortage in sight.

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August 24, 2011

Last fall California-based Berkeley Bionics unveiled a “wearable robot” called eLEGS, an exoskeleton adapted from technology currently being tested for U.S. foot soldiers. Users strap on a backpack containing a battery and microprocessor, then bionic legs with motorized joints at the hips and knees. Sensors in handheld crutches issue instructions to the backpack computer, which relays them to the legs. Walking is simple: Shifting weight to the left crutch, for example, initiates a step forward with the right foot. Trials begin this year.

Last fall California-based Berkeley Bionics unveiled a “wearable robot” called eLEGS, an exoskeleton adapted from technology currently being tested for U.S. foot soldiers. Users strap on a backpack containing a battery and microprocessor, then bionic legs with motorized joints at the hips and knees. Sensors in handheld crutches issue instructions to the backpack computer, which relays them to the legs. Walking is simple: Shifting weight to the left crutch, for example, initiates a step forward with the right foot. Trials begin this year.

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