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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. Handicapped people won't be helped by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It works by enhancing muscle movements. You move a muscle a little, the exoskeleton translates that into a much larger movement.

    Handicapped people (paras, quads) do not have muscle control in their handicapped limbs, so this exoskeleton can't help them.

  2. And how does this help Programmers? by daviq · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And how does this help programmers?

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  3. Re:Mod Parent (-1, Lack of Reading Comprehension) by King_of_Prussia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do I know you sir? Or are you an inhabitant of the USian town I (unwittingly) named myself after?

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