Saturday, November 3, 2012

Vanderbilt University Steps Into the Exoskeleton Market

Interesting, as I suspect that at least part of the development of robotics, for the coming years, may be in the exoskeleton field. Exoskeletons may be very useful, and not only for paralyzed people: they can provide extra power for astronauts, soldiers on the battlefield they could provide - when nimble enough - with both extra power and armour, etc. etc.

Sad, as I have seen here in Europe what happens when universities "step into the market": dramatic reductions in quality, both of teaching and research, are quite often the consequence. Neo-liberalism is still driving us into places where we, actually, are loath to go.

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/waQ9xtugueY/vanderbilt-university-steps-into-the-exoskeleton-market

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