Wearable bot said to make you stronger
Thursday, 16. April 2009, 06:54:56
This is about the closest thing to a Superman suit we've seen. Put it on, say its creators, and the motorized Hybrid Assistive Limb can "expand and improve physical capability" up to tenfold in activities such as walking, standing, and climbing stairs.
Through a sensor attached to the skin, "HAL" captures faint biosignals on the skin's surface that result from messages sent from the brain to muscles when a person attempts to move. A computer analyzes how much power the wearer intends to generate, then calculates the amount of torque needed to put limbs into action.
Especially noteworthy here is that the suit responds to intended motion, rather than actual motion.
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10218178-1.html?tag=mncol;title
Through a sensor attached to the skin, "HAL" captures faint biosignals on the skin's surface that result from messages sent from the brain to muscles when a person attempts to move. A computer analyzes how much power the wearer intends to generate, then calculates the amount of torque needed to put limbs into action.
Especially noteworthy here is that the suit responds to intended motion, rather than actual motion.
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10218178-1.html?tag=mncol;title
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