One step closer to giant Robots

[Mr Bean]

Japan unveils "robot suit" that enhances human power

Japan unveils "robot suit" that enhances human power
Technology 06/08/05 -
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.

You know... it does not matter what science tells, us, no matter how little sense Mecca make, no matter how vunrable, or how dangerous it is... Japan WILL build a fifty foot armor plated verison of this.

[HemlockGrey]

Was anyone else thinking this was about Islam?

[Mr Bean]

Was anyone else thinking this was about Islam?

I noticed that as well hence the orgional thread title was "One step closer to Mecca" is now Giant Robots

[Ou des]

You know... it does not matter what science tells, us, no matter how little sense Mecca make, no matter how vunrable, or how dangerous it is... Japan WILL build a fifty foot armor plated verison of this.

I wouldn't mind seeing huge mecha, even though they are giant wastes of effort and money

But I wonder if something like this could be used for letting crippled people walk around. That would be pretty cool.

[Drunk Monkey]

I wonder what the military applications for this could be? Could this Robot suit be bullet proof?

[Lancer]

Doesn't the US army already have a similar suit that came out a few months ago?

[Bounty]

Sounds familiar...

[Mr Bean]

Sounds familiar...

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