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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA["built-in safety feature that prevents foot rotation beyond a specified angle"<br><br>why?  that would be AWESOME!!!  you could do some amazing kung-fu with a 360-degree rotating foot!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KYDS3K]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 10:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bet this thing isn't cheap. <br><br>War is profitable, eh? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[FrankTheCrank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 11:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[Let's just hope Skynet does'nt get a hold of these bionic parts...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt E.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 11:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[It'll only become a great story when they sieze Heather Mills' new foot as an infringing device.<br><br><br>Sorry about the Dancing with the Stars reference.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[andy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 11:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think there was a recent wired article about a south african who was trying to get into the olympics even though he had to wear 2 of a similar device.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[marc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 12:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hugh Herr--the guy who patented this--is a fascinating guy.  I've heard him speak several times and had the chance to meet him.  He's a bilateral amputee and has constructed a range of prosthetic devices.<br><br>Definitely some of my favorite work from the MIT Media Lab folks.  Really important stuff from a guy very passionate about making it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Schaferhund]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 12:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[@FrankTheCrank<br><br>And no, his work is not done at the behest of war profits.  But thankfully his work can help out a lot of vets serving our country.<br><br>More on Dr. Herr:<br><a href="http://biomech.media.mit.edu/people/herr.htm" rel="nofollow">http://biomech.media.mit.edu/people/herr.htm</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Schaferhund]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 1:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope they make it water proof . . . as an amputee . . . usually the cool new stuff that is supposed to make you more active is prohibited from water immersion . . . which for me kind of defeats the purpose.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Luce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 6th 2007 8:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[check out proprio foot just got one first in state nice]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[new ankle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 15th 2007 7:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/mit-gurus-developing-bionic-feet-ankles/</guid><description><![CDATA[proprio foot is new and great but not water prof and you have to charge it every 2 days so far it is great mark]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[new ankle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 16th 2007 8:55AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
