Posted on 08/06/2019 2:03:59 PM PDT by plain talk
The robotic tail is designed to help the wearer to stay balanced when moving quickly or carrying heavy objects. A robotic tail that claims to balance out the human body could be used instead of a cane to help prevent elderly people from falling over.
The strap-on appendage, known as Arque, has been developed by researchers at Keio University in Japan.
It is inspired by a seahorse's tail, which is strong enough to withstand predators' bites but flexible enough to grip things in its environment, like coral.
The tail can be be adjusted to fit whoever is wearing it by adding or removing modular "vertebrae",
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
Not exactly what one would envision from the phrase, “Looking to get a piece of tail.”
A big hit on subways and elevators.
I
Don’t
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Simply Great!
Is that a STRAP ON TAIL or are you just glad to see me?
I don’t fall backward. I fall forward.
Queens of the Stone Age, “If I Had A Tail”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjYZToXuJaM
Actually a very cool song and video.
I bet it’s an expensive piece of tail...
Thanks. Interesting song and video. Never heard of those dudes.
Heh, my wife has always said that it is a shame that some people don’t have tails like dogs so you can read them better...
She would say “Some people just need tails...”
it looks to me like it ought to somehow be handy during certain kinds of kinky sex acts, but for the life of me i can’t figure out exactly how right now ... let’s see, it’s supposedly to help keep you from falling over, hmmmmmmmm ...
Great, because old people need 20 extra pounds to drag along.
Gives new meaning to the term “Human Tripod”.
Leave to a nap to create something useless and strange.
I had no idea there is an epidemic of people falling over!
Will Obamacare provide these for trans-reptiles or people who identify as iguanas??
“I had no idea there is an epidemic of people falling over!”
Why do you think their traditional clothing utilizes a pillow on the butt? They fall down! Maybe it’s the earthquakes, but it’s probably those funny little shoes. I figured they’d moved on from all that.
who hasn’t wanted a tail strong enough to withstand predators’ bites but flexible enough to grip things in its environment?
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