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Japan Displays Prototype Robot Suit

Posted by samzenpus on from the robotech-lite dept.

anaesthetica writes "A project at Tsukuba University has produced a battery-powered robot suit designed to aid the wearer in strength-related tasks, like lifting heavy objects. The suit also has the capability of propelling itself, which is potentially useful for helping the handicapped or elderly walk. The optimistic professor who lead the project stated, 'Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future.'"

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  1. We all saw what happened to the X-Men by NitsujTPU · · Score: 2, Funny

    Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future

    This might be a problem for the humans involved though... We all saw what happened to the X-Men.

    1. Re:We all saw what happened to the X-Men by DarthMAD · · Score: 2, Funny

      X-men? X-men nothing! What about "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ?

  2. Rise of the Suits?! by ilyanep · · Score: 2, Funny

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

    Coming soon to theatres, Terminator 4: Rise of the Suits

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  3. Obviously... by soupdevil · · Score: 5, Funny

    This optimistic inventor is not familiar with The Wrong Trousers.

  4. First Generation Technology... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I'll wait until they come out with the Ultraman power suit model.

  5. I dunno... by ScentCone · · Score: 5, Funny

    If that guy can't pick up that small Japanese woman anyway, then that suite better do a lot of other stuff, too.

    But since she's not that much of a payload, the pictures might as well be of a guy wearing a Stormtrooper costume doing deep knee bends.

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    1. Re:I dunno... by terrab0t · · Score: 2, Funny

      My thoughts exactly. I want to see the samll Japanese woman put on the suit and pick him up. Better yet, I want to see her pick up a car, or a 16 foot tall egg-laying alien queen.

    2. Re:I dunno... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

      If that guy can't pick up that small Japanese woman anyway, then that suite better do a lot of other stuff, too.

      Have you not seen Japanese anime before? The dorky guy always gets his butt kicked by the schoolgirls. The dorky guy needs a power suit to protect himself when tangling with the opposite sex.

  6. scary by Eric+Smith · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new geriatric and quadriplegic robot-suit overlords.

  7. Re:That's a transformer by stratjakt · · Score: 2, Funny

    If by transformer you mean douchebag, yeah, he kind of does.

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  8. Be careful, though. by Eric+Smith · · Score: 4, Funny

    Make sure the inhibitor chip is well-protected.

  9. It Should Be Popular.... by Steve+B · · Score: 4, Funny

    It demonstrably helps the wearer pick up women.

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  10. Finally by MrNonchalant · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can be stronger and look more like a dork at the same time! Woohoo! Booyah.

    On a related note, check out the Japanese booth babes on the slide show.

    (Just kidding honey, if you're reading this.)

  11. Uses... by Jambon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sweet! So does this mean I will finally be able to do the robot right? Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto....

  12. In related news... by bobcat7677 · · Score: 2, Funny

    In related news... The creators of the HAL-5 mechanical suit mentioned their upcoming upgrade codenamed "HAL-9000". Possible new features included artificial intelligence taking care of the user's every need with voice activation...

    1. Re:In related news... by NeuroManson · · Score: 2, Funny

      Open my fly please, HAL.

      I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.

      C'mon HAL, I really gotta go!

      I'm sorry Dave, you should have thought of that before we left.

      HAL, you're really starting to piss me off.

      And so on and so forth, until Dave is electrocuted when he finally loses control of his bladder ("My God, it's full of sparks!").

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  13. Lift "heavy loads" by Ghostgate · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like the picture caption that says the robot suit will help you lift "heavy loads", while the picture shows the guy carrying a woman. I'm sure she will be thrilled to find herself described in such a way. ;)

  14. The tide is turning... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a whole new chapter in the jocks vs. nerds war.

  15. I just hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope the suit is not able to execute a virus that forces one to punch himself repeatedly or jump out a window and run down the road like Steve Austin.

  16. Supermen? by ThatsNotFunny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future

    Ironicly, I just got Viagra Spam that used that exact same phrasing...

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  17. Wait till you see what happens.. by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... when you put five of these together!!

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  18. Re:Using this technology for warfare. by westlake · · Score: 4, Funny
    Something like this could come in very handy when struggling against freedom fighters who employ roadside explosives and other such guerilla tactics

    the combat environment is more complex and demanding than the loading dock and you won't find power-ups hidden behind every crate.

  19. Sheesh - a geek alright... by HermanAB · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh man, he needs a robot suit to carry his girlfriend. That sure won't earn him any Brownie points...

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  20. Holy crap! by ninja_assault_kitten · · Score: 4, Funny

    He actually had the strength to lift an asian woman!

  21. Re:I'll take two... by HermanAB · · Score: 3, Funny

    There is an easier way - divorce - the wife will keep the house and all the crap and you can just walk to your new pad...

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  22. Re:Stephen Hawking by springbox · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, The Onion is into the business of making accurate predictions about as well as a lightbulb factory is at making hard drives.

  23. Re:What I'm trying to figure out is..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ehrm, he couldn't get out of the wheelchair to make it to the whiteboard?

  24. RE: Brownie points by bobbagum · · Score: 2, Funny

    not unless it's vibrating

  25. I'll Be Impressed by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny


    when I see this guy pick up an AMERICAN girl instead of a tiny Japanese girl! A FAT American girl!

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  26. Re:Fogeys in Robot suits by dangitman · · Score: 2, Funny
    Did anyone else shudder at the image of senior citizens ambling down the street in robot suits? Just imagine the damage potential.

    Yeah, and they're always walking too slowly in front of you, with the turn indicator stuck on.

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  27. Thank God, just in time... by airship · · Score: 2, Funny

    This invention has come along just in time. I was at the practical limits of being able to move my fat ass around by the meager power of my wimpy atrophied geek muscles alone. Now I can quit worrying about gaining more weight! Time to sit back down at my computer and order another delicious cheesy pizza!

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