(Cyberdyne) Hybrid assistive limb technology is expected to be applied in various fields such as rehabilitation support and physical training support in medical field, ADL support for disabled people, heavy labour support at factories, and rescue support at disaster sites.
Company Shows Off New Robot Suit in Tokyo
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AUGUST 14, 2009
Associated Press

Employees of a Japanese robotics company have been showing off a rehabilitation suit designed to help people with mobility problems on the streets of downtown Tokyo. Cyberdyne said its 22 pound (10 kilogram) HAL — short for hybrid assistive limb — is equipped with sensors that read brain signals directing limb movement through the skin.
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More about HAL: www.cyberdyne.jp/english/robotsuithal