They Shall Walk

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

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….

…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)….

Using the PSoC (Programmable System on Chip) has been like magic in a box.  As we look back on the development of electronics I see a few major advances I have seen first hand.  Tubes, to components, to IC (integrated circuits)…

…after the mushroom beds were colonized with mycelium, the coliform count had decreased to nearly undetectable levels…

The sensors I want to use are ‘absolute optical encoders’ and they run about $285 each.  For the LIFESUIT robotic exoskeleton to have redundancy I need 44 units.  For me redundancy is everything for safety sake.  I forces the robot to double check everything.  That is sort of an over simplified version of how it [...]

In the mean time the LIFESUIT is being powered by compressed air. When better power is developed hydraulics and electric actuators will be more of an option. With off of the shelf technology the LIFESUIT will enable millions of people to have mobility in the gym and at the local PT clinic.

Some of the work I am doing in the lab may benefit bio-engineers who need to grow parts for a human leg that has been damaged in an accident but as I mentioned it is not the purpose.

Biosynthetics: The Study of Living Systems and building working copies. by Monty K Reed Under your skin, below the layer of fat, next to the bones there is a stuff that moves. It is more efficient and more powerful than many other power trains you can get your hands on.  It is able to operate [...]