Description Report organised by Foreign Press Center, Japan (FPC) fpcj.jp Robot Suit HAL is a cyborg-type robot that can expand and improve physical capability. Same with "Robot Hand project" (Gifu) www.youtube.com Solution to handicap, aging, hiking, escalating or being tomorrow commando? HAL stand for "Hybrid Assistive Limb". Japanese scientists of Cyberdine Corporation and Professor Sankai of Tsukuba University displayed HAL robot suit which improves mobility and enables the wearer to carry more. Three people enjoyed an unusual stroll wearing the robot suits in Tokyo's busy city center on a sunny summer afternoon. Japanese robotics company, Cyberdyne, said the hybrid assistive limb or HAL suits will help the injured and weak to get around. Here, the 3 users, 2 men and a woman came by subway to downtown Tokyo, walked in town without surprising the Japanese in the street, before to give a presentation to Japanese and foreign media. The suit also makes the mobility easier and increases user strength to carry heavier objects. The 10-kilogram (22-pound) machine belts at the waist, and has a battery and computer system at the back. The system also has sensors that pick up weak electric signals that are sent along the skin's surface to the brain. This allows HAL to help wearers move in the way they are thinking. The average walking speed with the assist of the suit is 1.8 kilometers per hour. The company began renting out the suits last October. The rental cost is 220-thousand yen (2200 <b>...</b>
