In Pictures: Rise of the Cyborg

Yoshiyuki Sankai's Hybrid Assisted Limb (yes, that's a nod to the haywire computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey) is suit that gives its wearer superpowers: the ability to lift an extra 88 pounds or walk long distances without tiring. The catch–the suit's battery needs to be charged every five hours. Sankai's Cyberdyne plans to rent HAL suits for $1,000 a month. Irobot founders Colin Angle and Helen Greiner wanted to make robots that made money. The Roomba, their best-known offering, has done that, moving 2 million floor-cleaning units since 2002.