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Robotic Legs Instead of Wheelchairs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-technology dept.

smooth wombat writes "Atsuo Takanishi, an engineering professor at Tokyo's Waseda University, has demonstrated a pair of robotic legs that may one day eliminate the need for wheelchairs. At the demonstration in Tokyo, one of Takanishi's students rode the robot -- which bears some resemblance to the mechanical "Wrong Trousers" of Wallace and Gromit fame -- up and down a staircase and along a pebbly path outdoors. A picture of the demonstration may be found here " Still waiting for my Gundam but that's a good start.

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  1. FRED DURST POST? by skoaldipper · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    keep rollin rollin rollin...

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  2. Picture by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    pic here as its slashdotted

    oh and here is your real Gundam

  3. SeaLab 2021 by TheRealMindChild · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sparkimus Prime DEMANDS a Hydraulic PENIS!

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  4. Re:Cue Dalek joke in 3... 2.... 1.... ACTION by Cornflake917 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    vi VS emacs arguments are pointless and a waste of time.

    vi is the best.

    I agree vi vs. emacs arguements are pointless, but emacs is better.

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