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Hyundai's New 'Wearable Robot' Gives You Super-Strength (theverge.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled what is apparently a new robotic exoskeleton. In a blog post the company compares its "wearable robot" prototype to an Iron Man suit, saying it gives the wearer extra strength, allowing them to lift objects "hundreds of kilograms" in weight. The company says that in the future the exoskeleton could be used in factories, by the military, or to help with physical rehabilitation. The suit appears to be a development of Hyundai's H-LEX platform. Hyundai isn't the only one working on robotic exoskeletons. The FDA recently approved a powered lower-limb exoskeleton for clinical and personal use, which allows people paralyzed below the waist to stand up and walk. Panasonic on the other hand is developing exoskeletons for factory workers.
Exo-squad here I come.
Because the employer can go play with his super cool wearable robot after hours when no one else is looking?
I want one!
They should advertize that in a pinch you can also use it to fend off an angry xenomorph queen.
They should have had Sigourney Weaver demo it.
I can't wait to strap myself into a platform that flexes my joints with ten times my own strength, controlled by the latest cloud-based closed-source software...
Because robots are dumber than even the most idiotic human.
Sure a robot can beat a human at go, but show me one that can walk, talk, chew bubblegum,and beat a human at go in the same platform.
The simple fact is a computer capable of out thinking a human can't move on its own.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
Maybe this will spark a reboot...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people
"This, too, shall pass."
OTOH, if you have a good communication link, the stationary computer can operate the telefactor. This gives you a robot with a fairly large range, and power sources limit the range of robots anyway.
That said, this year, and probably the next couple of years, AI intelligence is severely limited compared to human intelligence. Probably compared to dog intelligence, too, but they have certain areas where they are better (than either).
The question is, "How fast are they going to improve?", and current evidence says "A lot faster than most people believe, but not as fast as those who fear them or lust after them hope.". My guess is that it will be a decade before they really appear to be human equivalents (on the average...with areas where they are lots better, and other areas where they are lots weaker). But it's worth noting that a decade isn't a very long time.
My prediction for the Singularity remains at 2030, though there's be recent pressure to guess that it will be sooner. OTOH, a while back the pressure was to make it later. Progress isn't even.
P.S.: You shouldn't hope for the singularity unless you have given up all hope in humans running their own societies. It's and incredibly dangerous point in time. OTOH, we've already come within seconds of destroying all civilization through nuclear war, so if we can get through the narrow passage our odds appear to improve remarkably.
I think we've pushed this "anyone can grow up to be president" thing too far.
...or from aliens. No, not *that* kind of alien!
You mean we finally get Power Loaders? I'll buy one...you never know when the aliens might attack.
http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Cate...
APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?