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Re:The Army, the Inventor and the Surprising Uses of a Batma... by NwmG on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @12:36PM (#15184982)
>the U.S. Army approached MIT with a request: Can somebody build a powered device that can pull somebody up a rope, like Batman does?

does the gov't publish these requests?

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Re:The Army, the Inventor and the Surprising Uses of a Batma... by thesuperbigfrog on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @01:59PM (#15185714)
The FedBizOpps website (https://www.fbo.gov/) lists opportunities for businesses:

https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=list&tab=list

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Re:The Army, the Inventor and the Surprising Uses of a Batma... by idoh on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @02:27PM (#15185945)
Here is the company's product page: https://atlasdevices.com/products/

I'm fascinated by the high tech ladders, hooks, and other climbing gear.

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Re:The Army, the Inventor and the Surprising Uses of a Batma... by digi_owl on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @02:39PM (#15186041)
Modular ladders, now that's something.
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Re:The Army, the Inventor and the Surprising Uses of a Batma... by digi_owl on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @02:42PM (#15186068)
> The drug flopped for those uses, but Viagra

I can't help wonder if that was intentional by the author.

BTW, reading any article on batman style gizmos brings to mind the Joker like from the 1989 movie: Where do he get those wonderfull toys?!

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