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I'd also like a bulletproof nanosuit in 3XL.
I don't need cloaking, but MAXIMUM STRENGTH is a must.]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/something like this for a long time,but i know it would change my life if i ever had one,
i guess the price will come down but 2200 bucks is 3 months pay for a disabled person
so time you pay mortgage, food and bills ,even if i don,t smoke crack i still could never
save that kind of coin in 2 years ,but as long as the military doesn,t get to abuse it i say
i get to dream for a another decade .]]>Oct 7th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 8th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
Umm how do we know? This thing could very easily be a first stage prototype, they could be perfecting the neural net processor in some other lab. Once that's done, this suit could operate autonomously.
]]>Oct 7th 2008 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
on a more serious note:

H.A.L.

Human -> Autonomy with a Laser eye. Duh.

or Humanity will Always Lose.

*shivers*]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
"Move along, move along..."]]>Oct 8th 2008 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
My mother has multiple sclerosis, a bad form of it. It's been six years since she could stand up from a sitting position, eight years since she's been able to walk without assistance (a walker, the arm of another person, etc). Her physical strength has slowly been deteriorating for the past fifteen years.

A device like this would allow her to move much more freely unassisted. Although this device would be doing almost all of the work she would use muscles that she hasn't used in a long time, giving them a work out. Slowly, she would start becoming less dependent on the device, turning down the power on it slowly so it's not doing as much.

She may never walk or stand on her own again, but something like this could get her a lot of the way there. It would do the exact opposite of what you're thinking.]]>Oct 9th 2008 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
"Elderly", they say; some 60ish ex-Marine will get hold of one of these, and the bad
(or otherwise in the way) guys won't know what, um, "awesome"d them.]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
ex: He lived happily ever after....

You're actually supposed to put a period after the 3rd dot.]]>Oct 7th 2008 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
(The pedant in me is compelled to point out that you still use a three-dot ellipsis, followed by a one-dot period. But I honestly can't tell which Lowest Ranked typed there...)]]>Oct 7th 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=skynet&invocationType=wl-gadget]]>Oct 7th 2008 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3609OtM138c]]>Oct 7th 2008 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 8th 2008 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
I'd add the CIA, but these days they're way too busy talking to the NY Times to actually do any spying. *eg*]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
Interesting.]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
So, this being a robot suit ... it kinda works, see? Maybe I'm wrong though and that's fine too :P]]>Oct 7th 2008 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
Correct! You win 120 Engadget points. Sadly, such points don't actually exist, but feel proud anyway.]]>Oct 8th 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 8th 2008 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 8th 2008 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 8th 2008 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
I would think that would be worse for someone.

+1 for glowing joints]]>Oct 7th 2008 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/
BUT, you cant put a price on not being able to walk or move your arms then you all of a sudden can with this suit.
]]>Oct 7th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/hal-robotic-suit-rental-is-ready-for-tony-stark-wannabes-the-el/Oct 7th 2008 7:08PM