The guys from techeblog.com "have compiled a list of five gadgets that you can actually wear, in addition to being shiny toys. " This are a few gadgets that they choose.
Wearable Robot Suit
Researchers at Japan’s Tsukuba University have developed a Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) that allows anyone who wears it, the “potential to lift up to 10-times the weight they normally could.” It basically works by “figuring out what the wearer’s muscle are doing.”
“It depends on his original power, because this robot suit is controlled by the assist ratio,” says Yoshiyuki Sankai of Tsukuba University. “Usually we set it at 50% or 60% or 70%. If he is a very weak person we set the assist ratio at 90%, so at that time you say 10 times.”
PowerRisers
Similar to the rocket boots we previously covered, PowerRisers “allow you to jump 6 feet in the air and make 9-foot strides.”
…the jumping stilts have curved legs that will launch you at dangerous speeds in whatever direction you point yourself in. The stilts are a bit pricey at around $380
Philips Lumalive
Lumalive textiles by Philips feature “flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fully integrated into the fabric - without compromising the softness or flexibility of the cloth.”
The electronics, batteries and LED arrays are fully integrated and invisible to the observer and wearer. The jackets feature panels of up to 200 by 200 mm²
Read the entire article here.
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