Robot Suit HAL

I saw this last night on MSNBC and about died from laughter at this guy in a robo suit.  Well, I finally .  HAL-5 allows people who are disabled walk and function with the help of the power-assist exoskeleton:

We developed the exo-skeleton type power assist system to realize the walking aid for the gait disorder person.  At the present time, HAL-3 is state of the art power assist system in the world.  Some sensors such as angle sensors, myoelectrical sensors, floor sensors etc. are adopted in order to obtain the condition of the HAL and the operator.

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