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« on: August 27, 2008, 08:03:25 AM »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1049215/Paralysed-man-walks-thanks-Robocop-style-exoskeleton.html?printingPage=true
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2008, 11:31:14 AM »

Inspired by ROBOCOP!  Another great scientific advancement that society would never have achieved without the vision of B-movie makers!
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2008, 04:32:04 PM »

I love it!  And I agree with Rev.  B-movies are the key to scientific advancement.
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« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2008, 11:33:44 AM »


Wow, that is pretty awesome!  Hopefully technology like this will become more common and streamlined as time goes on.

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will cost around £10,000.

Anyone know roughly what that is in American dollars?

Just curious...
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 09:39:38 AM »


Wow, that is pretty awesome!  Hopefully technology like this will become more common and streamlined as time goes on.

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will cost around £10,000.

Anyone know roughly what that is in American dollars?

Just curious...

Roughly around 20,000 or so US dollars.
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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2008, 02:39:31 PM »

Reminds me of that short-lived television show M.A.N.T.I.S.

Anybody else remember that?
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