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From: hbb@e4.ius.cs.cmu.edu (Ben Brown)
Subject: Spring Walker
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Keywords: walking robot
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 15:18:12 GMT
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I saw a videotape of something called the "Spring Walker" which
was shown a couple months ago on a CBS television show 
called "Why Didn't I Think of That?" (I believe that's the name). 
The device was strapped onto a person and presumably allowed 
him to walk/run faster and/or more efficiently. I'm interested 
in getting more details on the device, but haven't been able to 
track down the inventor. Anybody know where to get more information?

	Thanks, Ben (Carnegie Mellon University)


