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Post number 7647

Spanktacular — Sat, 12 May 2001 11:56:55 -0800

By: gimli

gimli — Sat, 12 May 2001 14:43:53 -0800

Looks like it could be fun, but it will never see the marketplace with that kind of performance. As the article states, the "Hop Rod" was declared illegal in the '60s due to injuries, and that was a decidedly less litigious era. No insurance company would cover this product, imo.

By: wantwit

wantwit — Sat, 12 May 2001 19:34:48 -0800

however, the impact on robotics could be amazing...for example, how about robotic legs governmed by pogo principles?

By: Hackworth

Hackworth — Sat, 12 May 2001 20:40:06 -0800

Woah, invented by Ben Brown, eh? He's everywhere... ;)

By: dhartung

dhartung — Sun, 13 May 2001 10:58:27 -0800

wantwit, read the article -- that's the whole reason this was developed. If indeed this is a pogo stick that could eventually autobalance, that would make a big difference in marketing opportunities.