B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » robot http://kkcb.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Luna Personal Robot Brings You Telepresence and More for $3k. Can We Finally Live Like The Jetsons? http://kkcb.com/luna-personal-robot-brings-you-telepresence-and-more-for-3k-can-we-finally-live-like-the-jetsons/ http://kkcb.com/luna-personal-robot-brings-you-telepresence-and-more-for-3k-can-we-finally-live-like-the-jetsons/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:27:22 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=9992 Growing up I've watched so many shows that say we will have robots and flying cars.  So far, our life is nothing like The Jetsons, but that could soon change!  Are you ready for the future?

A few months ago a video was leaked of a mysterious robot

]]> http://kkcb.com/luna-personal-robot-brings-you-telepresence-and-more-for-3k-can-we-finally-live-like-the-jetsons/feed/ 0 Man Takes First Steps in 20 Years With Robot ExoSkeleton http://kkcb.com/man-takes-first-steps-in-20-years-with-robot-exoskeleton/ http://kkcb.com/man-takes-first-steps-in-20-years-with-robot-exoskeleton/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:00:39 +0000 Tony Hart http://kkcb.com/?p=4911 Imagine losing the ability to walk. Imagine losing said ability for over 20 years.

Now, imagine the kind of elation you'd feel if an invention came along that made it possible for you to walk again.

That's exactly how the man in this video felt after using the ReWalk ExoSkeleton robot. Designed by Argo Medical Technologies Ltd., the robot is a lightweight brace device that attaches to your legs and restores a person's mobility functions.

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The robot, appropriately named Philliebot, was created by University of Pennsylvania students Jordan Brindza and Jamie Gewirtz, and will be part of Science Day at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia.

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