Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Robo-suit allows disabled man to realize his dream

Robo-suit allows disabled man to realize his dream

I'm sure most of us are familiar with the Iron Man movie/comic, where Tony Stark dons his robo-suit and is able to perform incredible feats, such as flying, lifting heavy objects and shooting energy pulses out of his hands. Well the Hybrid Assisted Limb (HAL) robo-suit developed by Tsukuba University professor Yoshiyuki Sankai will not be flying or shooting energy pulses, but it is said to be able to increase the strength of the wearer by tenfold. Father-of-two Seiji Uchida, 49, will be carried up Mont Saint Michel, which is a World Heritage site, by a companion wearing the HAL robo-suit.

Ubergizmo, Robo-suit allows disabled man to realize his dream

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