When it comes to exoskeletons, many will think of Ripley’s power loader in Aliens. While that kind of machine is still a little way off, what it did get right is that exoskeletons will be used to help with work and here’s an early example from Dutch firm Laevo (http://en.laevo.nl/). I chat with Boudewijn Wisse from Laevo and I get to have a go myself.

Demonstrated at the Wearable Technology Show (http://www.wearabletechnologyshow.net/), the Laevo exoskeleton (http://en.laevo.nl/proud-to-present-the-laevo-v2-5/) is for people who have to bend over or squat repeatedly and helps the wearer stand up. It’s not a powered exoskeleton and the additional assistance comes through a clever spring mechanism which stores energy when crouching down and then releases it to help the wearer stand up.

The picture on the left shows the Laevo exoskeleton and when worn, the chest pads push the body upright, reducing the strain on the back and consequent back pain. This potentially reduces the load on the back by up to 50%.

I tried on the exoskeleton at WTS2018. Fortunately there are no pictures, but I could very much feel the effect with only minimal adjustment. Admittedly it doesn’t look sleek and sexy but if I was picking up goods in a warehouse or working in a field, I’m not sure I’d be that bothered how it looks.

The Laevo exoskeleton is available now – expect to pay around 3,000 euros.

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This week I’m in Vegas for InteropITX. This Enterprise tech conference is focused for those looking to deep dive in multiple areas. Sessions that deal in IoT, Future of Wireless (802.11ax), Server technologies, and more.

The show floor contained multiple vendors with IT hardware and software to help you build and maintain your Data center. I talked to people at Oracle Dyn, Logicube, VMWare, Monoprice, DisplayLink, and more.

 

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Apple has issued a memo (which was in fact leaked) warning employees that the leaking of confidential and sensitive information is punishable with termination, fines, jail time, and more. The cost of your Amazon Prime membership has been increased by 20% after Amazon executives stated that more digital, shipping, and delivery options are rising in cost. T-Mobile and Sprint announced a multi-billion dollar merger that would instantly rank the new company as the second largest mobile provider in the nation. With the promise of 5G investment and better capabilities, the industry may be in for a major shakeup.

In this podcast (http://radiofreehpc.com/audio/RF-HPC_Episodes/Episode191/RFHPC191HPCmap.mp3), the Radio Free HPC team looks at the new interactive USA Supercomputing Map (https://hyperionresearch.com/us-hpc-centers-activity/) from Hyperion Research. "The mapped sites include government, academic and industrial HPC data centers, along with HPC vendors. This powerful tool can be used to identify the economic impact of HPC in a user-defined area (state, Congressional district, et al.) or for the United States as a whole, or to understand where HPC jobs are located, as well as who the Congressional district representatives are."As part of the discussion, Rich recaps Hyperion's recent HPC User Forum (http://hpcuserforum.com/) in Tucson. The event featured an extended session on Quantum Computing with presentations by D-Wave Systems, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NIST, and Rigetti Computing. You can watch them all right here on insideHPC.After that, we do our Catch of the Week.Download the MP3 (http://radiofreehpc.com/audio/RF-HPC_Episodes/Episode191/RFHPC191HPCmap.mp3) * Subscribe on iTunes (http://bit.ly/WgEZzd) * RSS Feed (http://bit.ly/QXKy3V)(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RadioFreeHpcPodcast/~4/vdsYf-cp2aU)

Linux Kernel 4.15 Reached End of Life, Users Urged to Move to Linux 4.16 Now

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Linux developers: Kernel community will collapse under its own bureaucracy

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ONNX: the Open Neural Network Exchange Format

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Is Now Available to Download

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Ubuntu Linux Replaces Alpha/Beta Release Model With “Testing Weeks”

Source: https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-linux-replace-alpha-beta-release-model-test-weeks/ (https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-linux-replace-alpha-beta-release-model-test-weeks/)

Librem 5 Linux smartphone will support Ubuntu Touch, PureOS, or PureOS with KDE Plasma Mobile

Source: https://liliputing.com/2018/04/librem-5-linux-smartphone-will-support-ubuntu-touch-pureos-or-pureos-with-kde-plasma-mobile.html (https://liliputing.com/2018/04/librem-5-linux-smartphone-will-support-ubuntu-touch-pureos-or-pureos-with-kde-plasma-mobile.html)

Looks like T-Mobile and Sprint are going to try and merge, I am not sure this is a smart move by T-Mobile but time will tell. One more show on the road and back in Hawaii. Some comments on the Avenger movie as well and what I observed for the first tim...

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