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Robotic Suit For Rent In Japan

Posted by timothy on from the low-miles-one-owner-died-quick dept.

xTantrum writes with an AP story that begins "A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month starting Friday — an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly."

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  1. Lies by Onaga · · Score: 4, Informative

    It isn't really reading brain signals. From the own company's website, they say the system detects signals on the surface of the skin (of what is intended to be moved). That is why they demonstrate it with partially paralyzed people. If the spinal column cannot relay any signal at all to the legs, then the system cannot work.

  2. Re:fp bitches! by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Informative

    "socialized healthcare is great until someone has to pay for it."--what is that even supposed to mean?

    It means that while a more equitable distribution of certain resources is a desirable situation, it doesn't solve the problem of providing the aforementioned resources.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  3. Re:Whatever happened by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Informative

    When did it become accepted to just dump them on the corner for other people to pay for?

    Probably around the same time that two incomes became necessary to support a family.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."