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New HAL Exoskeleton: A Brain-Controlled Full Body Suit To Be Used In Fukushima

Posted by samzenpus on from the suit-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Cyberdyne announced today an improved version of the HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robotic exoskeleton at the Japan Robot Show. From the article: 'he latest version of the HAL has remained brain-controlled but evolved to a full body robot suit that protects against heavy radiation without feeling the weight of the suit. Eventually it could be used by workers dismantling the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant."

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  1. Robert Heinlein would be proud by Andy+Prough · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Starship Troopers and the Mobile Infantry - here we come. Now all we need are better suits, pocket atomic hand-grenades, a one-world corporate-government, and an alien race to fight against.

  2. Re:Cyberdyne created HAL. by guttentag · · Score: 4, Interesting

    On purpose. Apparently the company was founded in 2004 and named after the fictional company from the Terminator franchise. Since they're going after the publicity, they should open a satellite office at 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont CA, the real-life location of the company's offices. And keep an out-of-service SWAT van in the parking lot.