Don’t have the airspace required for an AR.Drone ? Gearing up for its CES 2011 debut, Sphero is a small, robotic toy ball made by Orbotix, and controlled remotely via Bluetooth and your smartphone’s tilt sensor.
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Sphero toy ball rolls itself, you control it with your smartphone
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ReWalk exoskeleton on sale in January, for a price you can’t afford
We’ve had our eyes on Argo Medical Technologies’ ReWalk for a couple years, ever since the exoskeleton walked into view with a gait (and a sound) eerily reminiscent of RoboCop’s. The device weighs seven pounds and features two leg braces with motorized joints and motion sensors, a harness, and a backpack for holding the computer that controls the device and a battery that should last a good three-and-a-half hours
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Robotic Trousers For Paralyzed Patients Will Go On Sale Next Month [Video]
Paralysed from a car crash, Israeli Amit Goffer created robotic trousers just like Wallace & Gromit’s —only not controlled by an evil penguin. The ReWalk trousers use sensors and motors to aid users’ rehabilitation, teaching them to walk again
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