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Need a helping hand to lift heavy objects around the house or yard? The Power Assist Suit, developed by a professor at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan, is a computer-controlled system that uses air pressure to augment your strength. In tests, a 100-lb. woman wearing one was able to lift a 150-lb. man. As you bend your arms and legs to start lifting, sensors on the suit detect which muscles are being used and activate a battery-powered air pump, which in turn inflates a series of air bags on the suit. As the bags...
...invented a car that parallel parks itself. This new version of the Prius, Toyota's hybrid gas-electric automobile, has an optional self-parking feature, which combines a rear-mounted camera, power steering and special software that automatically guides the car backward into its curbside destination. With Intelligent Parking Assist, as Toyota calls the feature, the driver doesn't even have to touch the steering wheel. INVENTOR Toyota AVAILABILITY In Japan only, for about $20,000 TO LEARN MORE toyota.co.jp/company/prius/en...
...really wonder—seven points,” Schafer said. “But Ryan Vesce is one of the best team kids we’ve ever had here, and you know a lot of guys get phantom assists over the course of a season, but every assist he had was a great play—a faceoff win or a real good feed to someone else...
...good measure, Packard also added an assist in the 2-2 tie to Dartmouth, giving his line both goals and all five points in the game against the Big Green, along with five points in the Vermont game. Since this line had never skated together for a substantial period of time, the dazzling performance last weekend spoke volumes about the natural chemistry between Packard and his new linemates...
Westfall’s performance on Saturday was perhaps the most spectacular. She took the corner that Sedgwick finished, recording her second assist of the game and the 32nd of her career, tying her for second in school history. Not that she should have even been in uniform...