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February 27, 2009

The HULC exoskeleton


Via Next Big Future.
Posted by George at 2/27/2009 No comments:
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Labels: assistive devices, exoskeleton, human enhancement, inter-species video games, military technology
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George Dvorsky
Canadian futurist, science writer, and ethicist, George Dvorsky has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology—particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience. He is a contributing editor at io9, the Chairman of the Board at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and is the program director for the Rights of Non-Human Persons program.

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