Exoskeletons For Rent In Japan

destinyland writes "Cyberdyne has started renting their exoskeleton body suits in Japan. The mind-controlled wearable machine increases strength and endurance, and rents for $2,300 a month. (Sensors on the skin detect traces of nerve signals from the brain, synchronizing the power suit's movements with the user's own limbs.) New video shows the suits in use on the streets of Tokyo, and the concept may be catching on. DARPA now has a program called Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation 'to develop devices and machines that will increase the speed, strength and endurance of soldiers in combat environments.'"

Comments

Re:Worth it?

[Hurricane78]

I've got one argument against it: People on the street going "Ha-haa! Cripple!" (And rightfully so, because if you not already are one, you will become one by using this all day long.)

Besides: Humans are the most enduring runners on the whole freakin' planet! Why deliberately destroy that?
I prefer to tune my free perfectly good biological machine, rather than buy an expensive experimental thing that hasn't stood the test of anything, let alone time. :)

Re:I thought that was happening with autos anyway?

[Opportunist]

Damn straight! Fatties need to get SUVs where another 400 lbs aren't really noticable to the car.