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Cyborg MIT prof touts iPhone-controlled power-jumping legs
- Kliment 17y agoThis is some amazingly cool tech, and then this title makes it sound like it's all about the iPhone. Seriously, the iPhone bit in there is completely irrelevant and stupid. Why do people keep doing this? I don't think I've seen it happen with any other piece of technology.
- dtf 17y agoWell it is The Reg. They pride themselves on tabloid-style headlines. I love the Prof's style though, his quotes are awesome: "The fact that I'm missing lower limbs is an opportunity." "There are no disabled people, only disabled technology." And especially, "When amputees participate in sports, they call it courageous. Once you become competitive, they call it cheating."
- storborg 17y agoMuch more relevant are the two Forbes articles the Register is summarizing: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/1214/breakthroughs-mit-herr-robotics-step-beyond-human.html http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/1214/breakthroughs-mit-her... http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/25/hugh-herr-activerun-technology-breakthroughs-biomechatronics.html http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/25/hugh-herr-activerun-technol...