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Tokyo Students Design a New Robotic Muscle Suit

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-can-make-it-better dept.

angry tapir writes "Students at Tokyo's University of Science have developed a new version of their muscle suit, a wearable robotic suit that assists the muscles when carrying out strenuous tasks. The original version of the suit, which has been in production for several years, provides assistance to the arms and back but the new version provides assistance to the back only. That means it is lighter and more compact than the original model."

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  1. Going backwards... by meerling · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Considering this 'new' suit is just an old suit with the arms removed doesn't really qualify as an advancement.
    I would even consider the loss of capability combined with no additional advantages a setback rather than advancement.

    By their logic, If I took a 3 year old computer, removed the second drive and cut the memory in half, that would be a new computer with the advantages of lower cost and weight...

    Sorry, but removing the arms from a power suit just degrades it's support & enhancement capabilities way too much. That student needs to go back to class.