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Holy Robots Batman......err Superman
I predict a large investment in my future 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050607...y_050607141415
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050607...y_050607141415
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a "robot suit" that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist people with disabilities climb stairs.
"Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future," said Yoshiyuki Sankai, professor and engineer at Tsukuba University who led the project.
The 15-kilogram (33-pound) battery-powered suit, code-named HAL-5, detects muscle movements through electrical-signal flows on the skin surface and then amplifies them.
It can also move on its own accord, enabling it to help elderly or handicapped people walk, developers said.
The prototype suit will be displayed at the World Exposition that is currently taking place in Aichi prefecture, central Japan.
Japan has seen a growing market for technology geared toward the elderly, who are making up an increasing chunk of the population as fewer younger Japanese choose to start families.
A government report last week showed that pensioners made up a record 19.5 percent of the country's population in 2004 and that the ratio will grow rapidly, surpassing 35 percent in 2050.
"Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future," said Yoshiyuki Sankai, professor and engineer at Tsukuba University who led the project.
The 15-kilogram (33-pound) battery-powered suit, code-named HAL-5, detects muscle movements through electrical-signal flows on the skin surface and then amplifies them.
It can also move on its own accord, enabling it to help elderly or handicapped people walk, developers said.
The prototype suit will be displayed at the World Exposition that is currently taking place in Aichi prefecture, central Japan.
Japan has seen a growing market for technology geared toward the elderly, who are making up an increasing chunk of the population as fewer younger Japanese choose to start families.
A government report last week showed that pensioners made up a record 19.5 percent of the country's population in 2004 and that the ratio will grow rapidly, surpassing 35 percent in 2050.
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So, what about these robots actually makes them holy? Do they become ordained at the assembly line, or does this happen later? Or perhaps these robotic skeletons are only available to the clergy?
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Originally Posted by nKoan
So, what about these robots actually makes them holy? Do they become ordained at the assembly line, or does this happen later? Or perhaps these robotic skeletons are only available to the clergy?
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Wow, all that just so that they can lift a little 90lb Japanese girl? They must be some weak *** ***** over there...
I wonder if the suit comes with a jizz pump "booster" that is inserted into the wearer's rectum, aiding in bukkake?
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Originally Posted by Ali G
It is probably the same "composite" material the stock WRX endlinks are made of...
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Originally Posted by ryball
Anyone want in on a pool to see when this thing invariably malfunctions and hyperextends the operators joints?
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