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SpiderSense Suit Delivers Superhuman Perception

Posted by samzenpus on from the with-great-power-comes-a-great-price-tag dept.

Zothecula writes "In the Spider-Man comics and movies, the famous hero's 'Spider Sense' warns him of incoming danger, which proves to be just as important a superpower as slinging webs and climbing walls. Now a group of researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago may have found a way to replicate such superhuman perception that doesn't involve any radioactive spiders. Using a collection of sensors placed all over the body, the group has designed a 'SpiderSense' suit that detects objects in the environment and warns the wearer when anything gets too close."

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  1. 4th Augmented Human International Conference by schneidafunk · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Mateevitsi presented the suit just last week at the 4th Augmented Human International Conference in Stuttgart, Germany." Wow, this is the first I've heard of this conference. I had to look it up, http://www.augmented-human.com/

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  2. Peril-Sensitive by O-Deka-K · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...and warns the wearer when anything gets too close."

    Does it do so by turning the wearer's sunglasses completely black?

  3. LOOK OUT by Antipater · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's a fork-shaped object approaching [user]'s face and mouth, topped with heat-treated biological tissue! Engaging chemical/biological warfare protection mode!

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