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I Hiked Using Robot Legs in the Grand Canyon. I Didn’t Even Need My Cane

I'm in Arizona, traversing a narrow path in the Grand Canyon, with outdoor exoskeleton maker Hypershell’s new $1,999 Hypershell X Ultra S strapped to my waist and legs. I'm waiting to become a superhero, or at the very least, gain the ability to join the Alien franchise and toss a giant xenomorph extraterrestrial out of an airlock, but I can barely haul my 50-year-old, 270-pound body up this 100-foot trail climb.

I look up at my counterpart, my 15-year-old daughter, and I'm filled with a whole lot of pride, and if I am being completely honest with myself, a bit of jealousy. This climb is no problem for her, but I'm the robot. I’m supposed to be the one flying through this. It's just not fair. The climb continues.

Climbing is a part of hiking(or so I'm told), so we came down this trail, a sort of natural...

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11 cheap gadgets we've found to be highly useful (and they're on sale)

Show more (3 items) The kickoff to summer is nearly here as Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and it's a great time to grab some of the cheapest yet most functional buys. I'm talking inexpensive, no-fuss gadgets that make your life easier and won'

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‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump's Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak

As an Ebola outbreak rages in central and East Africa, public health workers say that the response has been stymied by the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid and global health organizations. “We are no longer able to get some supplies,” Amadou Bocoum, Democratic Republic of Congo country director

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If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can

For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern. Over the past six months, that has started to change, thanks largely to the viral open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. And among the top AI labs now chasing

I Hiked Using Robot Legs in the Grand Canyon. I Didn’t Even Need My Cane

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