People call it different things. Sometimes they call it inventing, sometimes they call it engineering. Sometimes they call it being a mad scientist. ...
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Exoskeleton test engineer Rex Jameson echoes his boss enthusiasm for this work. As far as software engineering goes, this job is about as good as it gets. We get to write programs and we see them working on actual robots; thats very exciting.
Jacobsen and his team take inspiration for their work from a wide variety of disparate sources, including popular culture. Asked if he will see the Iron Man movie when its released on May 2, he replied: Yes, sure. I go to see all those movies. We all do. We all like them. Theyre fun. They stimulate your imagination.