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Coming Soon — Cyborg Farmers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the all-your-veggies-are-belong-to-us dept.

palegray.net writes Robots.net covers an article about robotic exoskeletons for Japanese farmers. These exoskeletons would provide increased strength and support for manual labor intensive tasks. More information can also be found at robots-dreams.com. 'The robotic suit relies on ultrasonic motors along with various sensors and wireless networking gear. [...] The mass-produced version of the suit is expected to weigh in at 8 kilograms and cost about 200,000 yen.'"

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  1. Wait a second. by The_mad_linguist · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture wasn't in charge of Gundam.

  2. Get away from her... by show+me+altoids · · Score: 3, Funny

    you Bitch!!

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  3. Re:WTF are "Ultrasonic Motors?" by jbeaupre · · Score: 3, Funny

    Check out this crazy concept: Type "Ultrasonic motor" into this new fangled search site called Google. It pointed me to this free, (seriously: it's free!) encyclopedia called Wikipedia. The link talked all about ultrasonic motors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor. Seems they are commonly used in cameras. I bet other links would give even more information.

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  4. Re:¥200,000 = $1834.55 by moderatorrater · · Score: 4, Funny

    I find it hard to believe that it would cost less than $2,000 to turn in to RoboCop You're leaving out the cost of weapons.
  5. I hope... by tgd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope I wasn't really the ONLY one whose first thought was "well that pretty much decides the whole illegal immigrant discussion once the migrant workers get cybernetic exoskeletons"...

    I, for one, welcome our cybernetic illegal immigrant overlords.

    um... I mean... I, para uno, dan la bienvenida a nuestros overlords inmigrantes ilegales cibernéticos.

    (thanks babelfish)

    1. Re:I hope... by Fx.Dr · · Score: 4, Funny

      um... I mean... I, para uno, dan la bienvenida a nuestros overlords inmigrantes ilegales cibernéticos. (thanks babelfish)

      The last time I heard someone used Babelfish, it was in reference to some manner of diplomatic incident.

      Seeing as how Japanese cyborgs are involved, I feel you just opened up a whole can of worms. Good going, man. Good going.

  6. Sounds familiar by bograt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I watched a movie about this recently. "RoboCrop", I think it was called.

  7. Better Check My Policy. by hotwatermusic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Must make sure my Old Glory Insurance is current.