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Take a gander at this little guy.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/327-atlas_powered_rope_ascender.html

You can forget about footlocking
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link to home page
http://www.atlasdevices.com/
 
i don't know, what is wrong with footlocking? Footlocking is fun and it's can be a race. What happens when that thing breaks half way up and you are still tied to it. You're stuck with a boat anchor on your rope. Not fun. Also, that takes up a lot of room in the side box of the truck. Bouncing around in the truck, bound to get broken. Maybe I say this because I am 21 and like the work out!
 
I'm 25 and can say the ONLY times i foot lock are either when i practice for the comp and during the comp. Other then that its single line with a foot and hand ascenders. Why? I'm faster getting into the tree and have more energy once aloft which makes the job get done faster which makes me more money or it could because I'm lazy.
 
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What happens when that thing breaks half way up and you are still tied to it.

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A one handed ascender on top of the device would not allow that to happen. But, nice try...
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Besides, MIT students designed the thing. I'm pretty sure they have covered their arses with the engineering of the machine.
 
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Also, that takes up a lot of room in the side box of the truck. Bouncing around in the truck, bound to get broken.

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lol it's only the size of a toaster, no bigger than a topping saw, and only weighs in at 20 pounds right now. I can't wait till it gets smaller and hopefully cheaper. here is a nice write up about it. Like to see you foot lock 50 in 7-8 seconds or 100 in 14. weighted out at 250, take your saw, rope rigging blocks, and tag line up at same time.

"The latest configuration weighs 20 pounds and peaks at 10 feet per second," he said. "A123Systems has a 150-foot steam tower we were able to use for testing. We successfully completed a 100-foot continuous ascent to the tower’s platform in 14 seconds."

http://www.gizmag.com/go/6837/
 
All comes down to cost benefit. There will likely be a future for it once it's been reduced and tested live. A piece of equipment like that would be best kept in a foam lined box when in transit.
 
Development costs and production costs are worlds apart. All the infrastucture needs to be capitalized and amortized, patent fees, legal, completion of a marketable design that adheres to all regulations applicable,etc...

Like any new to the market product the price is high and will eventually come down with success. Look at the cost of a plasma tv or any other electronic device. That has nothing to do with the "US Gov" overpaying for it.
 
Nope, but I have played one on TV.....
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Hands on experience with a few different business concepts and inventions. Not as straight forward or cheap as it looks.
 
A device that would reduce the amount of water and soap used during normal clothes washing. A device for deterring cats from using your garden as a litter box. Online system for interconnecting veterinarians and suppliers.

It is interesting to look at the whole process of taking it from idea to concept to production while doing this putting in place protection of the idea and design. A great example of how things can go wrong is the intermittent windshield wiper. Check out the movie about it, Flash of Genius.
 
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