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BioSynthetic Muscle Motors and Calcium

Biosynthetic muscle motors use calcium to expand and contract.

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Raspberrypi “Rasberry Pie” for the LIFESUIT

Raspberrypi “Rasberry Pie” for the LIFESUIT

The Raspberrypi “Raspberry Pie for the LIFESUIT is another exploration project to see what computer systems can be used to make the dream of the gift of walking a reality. The LIFESUIT is an exoskeleton that is controlled by computers to mimic human behavior and allow paralyzed people to

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Back to the drawing board

Back to the drawing board

If not approved they literally went back to the drawing board. It was a board that had paper taped to….

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Next-Generation Drug Delivery Technology for Future CBT Antidotes

Next-Generation Drug Delivery Technology for Future CBT Antidotes

Any anti seizure auto-injector I were to develop could also be used to deliver antidotes. This could be a great win for our national security…..

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Balance Act for Robotic Exoskeletons: Internship with MEMS ACCELEROMETERS

Balance Act for Robotic Exoskeletons: Internship with MEMS ACCELEROMETERS

We first got three of the Accelerometer ‘Cubes’ a few years ago when they were new. They were a bit like the telephone companies first line of phones and Fords first line of cars that you could have in any style and color as long as you took the model A in black.

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Igus wire and hose management: Improvements for robotics and shop.

Igus recently put on a “Traveling Trade Show” at the North Lab at They Shall Walk.

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Brain Computer Interface: BCI & The robot that reads your mind to train itself

Brain Computer Interface: BCI & The robot that reads your mind to train itself

Once a person puts on the EEG cap they can choose to either teach the robot a new skill or execute a known command through a menu…

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$15 million Exoskeleton Like the LIFESUIT. Read about Wearable Robots

$15 million Exoskeleton Like the LIFESUIT. Read about Wearable Robots

A Defense Department program to develop super-strong soldiers has led to a wearable robot that enables paraplegics to walk…

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LIFESUITnews Cypress PSoC Apps for your Exoskeleton

LIFESUITnews Cypress PSoC Apps for your Exoskeleton

The Cypress PSoC (Programmable System on Chip ) is just that, a system on the chip that can be changed in a line of code.  The software literary reconfigures the hardware….

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Peta Prize $1 million prize for biosynthetic meat.

Peta Prize $1 million prize for biosynthetic meat.

…growing muscle for food, is easy and does not need to involve any ‘genetic alterations’ or ‘mutations’ or ‘genetic engineering’ and certainly does not require “GELF”… (Genetically Engineered Life Forms)….

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