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Power Suit Promises Super-Human Strength

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the robocop-coming-soon dept.

anthemaniac writes "LiveScience is reporting out of NextFest on a Japanese-built power suit that amplifies the strength of its wearer. The onboard computer is hooked up to sensors that monitor natural movements, then it inflates cuffs to boost lifting power. The Power Assist Suit could be used by hospital workers to move heavy patients, the researchers say."

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  1. Re:SNL by PDXNerd · · Score: 4, Informative

    Or at least pick you up - here are some better pics and a whole slew of great information from the horses mouth. http://www.we.kanagawa-it.ac.jp/~yamamoto_lab/pas/ index.htm

  2. What's the price tag? by TheLink · · Score: 4, Informative

    If it's really expensive and stays expensive, it may be cheaper to hire someone strong enough to do the job. In lots of places the cost of labour is lower than in Japan.

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  3. Re:The difference between Japan and the US by arthurh3535 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Gee, stereotype much?

    While the US has/have been working on exo-frame type technology for military purposes, it is not a purely "American" concept. USA and Japan have both had fictional characters based on "power armor" and such. Iron Man, Knight Sabers, Starship Troopers.

    Though isn't it interesting that the mundane or boring use is the first wide-spread use is going to be a pragmatic use?

    Innovation comes to where it is needed first, not where we necessarily want it to go.

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