Japan unveils "robot suit" that enhances human power

[Beam Yosho the Drunkard]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050607/lf ... 0607141415

Tue Jun 7,10:14 AM ET

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a "robot suit" that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist people with disabilities climb stairs.
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"Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future," said Yoshiyuki Sankai, professor and engineer at Tsukuba University who led the project.

The 15-kilogram (33-pound) battery-powered suit, code-named HAL-5, detects muscle movements through electrical-signal flows on the skin surface and then amplifies them.

It can also move on its own accord, enabling it to help elderly or handicapped people walk, developers said.

The prototype suit will be displayed at the World Exposition that is currently taking place in Aichi prefecture, central Japan.

Japan has seen a growing market for technology geared toward the elderly, who are making up an increasing chunk of the population as fewer younger Japanese choose to start families.

A government report last week showed that pensioners made up a record 19.5 percent of the country's population in 2004 and that the ratio will grow rapidly, surpassing 35 percent in 2050.

[SCARY WIZARD]

Thought you were talking about this.

[Beam Yosho the Drunkard]

Originally posted by Lung Butter:
Thought you were talking about this.

That doesn't even have arms. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[SCARY WIZARD]

My mech's cooler than yours.

[Beam Yosho the Drunkard]

Mine can pick up teh ladies.

So nyah. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[The Missing Link]

Mine can pick up shut up!


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[SCARY WIZARD]

Mine can kill people.

[c_jks]

I can pick up two chicks in mine.

[LOOT]

Bah. Chicks dig giant robots.

[Deepfake]

Sweet. I'm going to get one of those, and use it to punch people with the strength of steel.

EDIT: I TOTALLY TYPOED THAT MEANS I'M A LOSER



[ June 12, 2005, 12:03 AM: Message edited by: YOU MUST SUCCUMB TO A.I. ]

[Codiekitty]

I'd rather have one of those things Ripley used to slug around the Alien Queen.


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