Posted on 05/15/2016 8:22:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled a wearable robot that can be applied in many areas including military and production lines, the company announced on Friday.
"This wearable robot that we are developing for commercial purposes will be used in diverse areas," a company official said.
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The wearable robot under development is known to help the controller by enhancing overall physical strength, making it possible to lift an object weighing over 60 kg and assist him or her walk and go up stairs.
It can be used in assisting people with disabilities and the elderly to walk and engage in diverse activities, the official added.
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Nothing new. Popular Mechanics showed one fifty years ago and a similar unit was used in the brewery scene in THE AMBUSHERS with Dean Martin.
Also used in ALIENS.
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There is a company in San Diego that makes these same suits and has just obtained FDA approval. It’s called EKSO, listed on Nasdaq.
Looks great, as long as you only need to move something less than six feet.
Da Vinci is credited with the first penned work depicting the Man-Amplifier concept in 1490, with his Vitruvian Man drawings.
My mother in law is wheelchair bound due to MS. I’m waiting for these to be available for her to walk again, or even just to stand up on her own.
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