Friday, July 28, 2006

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D.Macri said...

"The Leading Edge of Cybernetics-Robot Suit HAL"



Visiting Japanese Prof. Yoshiyuki Sankai, a professor of Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, gave two lectures under the title of "The leading edge of cybernetics - Robot Suit HAL" at Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation on December 6, 2005 and HCT Abu Dhabi Men's College on the following day. His majors vary from robotics, distance operations, to artificial organs, etc. Prof. Sankai and his laboratory CYBERDYNE Inc. have developed a robot suit "HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb)" that combines human and machines to enlarge and amplify human body functions. HAL was originally designed to provide walking aids to the gait disordered person, but it can also be applied to a wide variety of usages, such fields as medical and welfare, heavy duty jobs and disaster rescue operations. It is raising hopes for further development as new robot technologies. The latest version of this robot suit "HAL-5" is now on the final stage of development, and will be used in hospitals and rehabilitation centers shortly. Many doctors, medical workers, and students from medical engineering attended the lectures in Abu Dhabi, and made intensive discussions with Prof. Sankai.

CaptainGoldStar said...

Cool. Get me one for christmas

Anonymous said...

You can't buy this shit right away, you gotta wait til the later generations to get something good.

:)

D.Macri said...

...and wait till it's on ebay to get a good price

=P