HAL robotic suit rental: be like Iron Man

Back in 2005, Tsukuba University professor Yoshiyuki Sankai designed Hal-5, which was a robotic suit. This was just the start of his work, which would hopefully allow people to overcome being handicap.

It now looks as though HAL is finally here and ready to be mass produced, staring this Friday. You will be able to rent the HAL robotic suit for $2,200 per month. Sankai hopes that HAL will be able to help elderly people overcome disabilities by giving them more strength and mechanical assistance.

I have to say that HAL is a superb tool, which has been designed for good work. You do have to worry that someone who does not get out much will take this suit to the limit, and become a real life Iron Man, how cool.

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