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we want to see made  Why can't we buy products based on these
patents yet?  They're clever. They're creative. And some of them
are just plain bizarre. How come we can't yet buy products based
on these patents?  Well armed  Check out this robot patented by
Panasonic.  It's in essence an arm on wheels - and if you owned
one, you could put it to work scooting around your house,
picking up stuff, and putting it where it belongs.  Afraid that
a robot helper would be a clumsy recipe for disaster? The patent
explains that the arm is smart enough to treat each object
appropriately. It whisks away empty glasses at high speed; but
presented with a glass containing liquid, it handles the
receptacle slowly and gingerly.  A hamster wheel for humans
You're wearing electronic goggles. You've donned a suit covered
in sensors. But your virtual reality world still doesn't feel
all that real, because you can't roam freely.  This solution
comes from a Russian invent