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Japan Unveils "Robot Suit" That Enhances Human Power
Press Trust of India ^
| June 7, 2005
Posted on 06/07/2005 12:09:23 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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.
"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 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 per cent of the country's population in 2004 and that the ratio will grow rapidly, surpassing 35 per cent in 2050.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Japan
KEYWORDS: domoarigato; iamironman; misterroboto; starkindustries; technology
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To: nickcarraway
Wonder if it is as cool as this one?
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:13:30 AM PDT
by
Mongeaux
To: nickcarraway
Arr youl lobot suit all berong to us.
To: nickcarraway
I hope an evil madman steals it for evil purposes.
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:15:49 AM PDT
by
isom35
To: nickcarraway
More here, if you can read Hungarian.
To: nickcarraway
Was it in the 60's or 70's that I saw this in Popular Science?
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:18:48 AM PDT
by
Flyer
( We have a no tolerance stance on making claims without authentic proof)
To: Mongeaux
Dunno, but I bet we can build these out of this tech:
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:22:55 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
A better view:
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:23:52 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: nickcarraway
Nanda? They take their manga and anime way too seriously.
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:23:56 AM PDT
by
the anti-liberal
(</liberal> It's time the left - left!!!)
To: nickcarraway
Japan Unveils "Robot Suit" That Enhances Human Power
I'm not impressed.
To: martin_fierro
Hahaha!
That looks like the model that I can afford :-)
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:28:08 AM PDT
by
Bobalu
(This is not the tag line you are looking for.....move along (waves hand))
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:28:13 AM PDT
by
nickcarraway
(I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
To: nickcarraway
Yeah. I'm just silly.
To: nickcarraway; maikeru; Dr. Marten; Eric in the Ozarks; Al Gator; snowsislander; sushiman; ...
I think this has something to do with the Japanese males' feelings of physical inadequacy.
Japan * ping * (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:30:58 AM PDT
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/07/2005 12:37:38 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Remeber, this comes from Japan...
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posted on
06/07/2005 1:01:52 AM PDT
by
uglybiker
(A woman's most powerful weapon is a guy's imagination.)
To: uglybiker
LOL! Or this, possibly:
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posted on
06/07/2005 1:04:52 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
To: martin_fierro
mushi mushi
I'm staying with my seersucker.
To: Mongeaux
"Get away from her, you bitch!"
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I've got a copy of that issue.
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