Scientists Build Wireless Bicycle Brakes 213
itwbennett writes "Computer scientists at a German university have built a set of brakes controlled using a small motor for a braking mechanism and a wireless signaling device to tell it when to brake and how hard. 'Making a popular set of bike brakes wasn't really the point of the project,' says blogger Kevin Fogarty. 'The project was to find out how to make the wireless connections between two components of a system that has to operate in real time – with milliseconds of difference between success and failure (PDF) – more reliable than systems that are normally connected by a wire.'"
Re:Awesome... (Score:4, Interesting)
I haven't had a head injury in a while, where do I sign up to try them out?
On a slightly more serious note, where can I buy some? I'll need about 3 dozen before the next local marathon bike race.