This high speed robotic hand is just plain eerie. I get the feeling I’m looking at T1000’s Hand. Watch the whole video and see how it uses visual sensors to move at high speed. The high speed arm operate with cameras that capture information at 1000 frames per second and high powered motors make the robotic hand move at high speed. See it for yourself.
High Speed Robotic Hand5 HAL Suit – Superhuman Strength
August 1, 2009
5 Hal Suit – Hybrid Assistive Limb – combines the strength of the exoskeleton with human strength to double the total strength. I like that the suit is being used for a good cause (rehabilitation, helping the elderly do daily tasks etc) – for now at least. Here’s the official info on it:
“Robot Suit HAL” is a cyborg-type robot that can expand and improve physical capability. When a person attempts to move, nerve signals are sent from the brain to the muscles via motoneuron, moving the musculoskeletal system as a consequence. At this moment, very weak biosignals can be detected on the surface of the skin. “HAL” catches these signals through a sensor attached on the skin of the wearer. Based on the signals obtained, the power unit is controlled to move the joint unitedly with the wearer’s muscle movement, enabling to support the wearer’s daily activities. This is what we call a ‘voluntary control system’ that provides movement interpreting the wearer’s intention from the biosignals in advance of the actual movement. Not only a ‘voluntary control system’ “HAL” has, but also a ‘robotic autonomous control system’ that provides human-like movement based on a robotic system which integrally work together with the ‘autonomous control system’. “HAL” is the world’s first cyborg-type robot controlled by this unique Hybrid System. “HAL” 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, as well as in the entertainment field.The suit will be mass produced within the year. Cyberdyne Inc. will make approx. 500 to rent out and sell by the end of this year. It’ll be an estimated $40,000-$60,000 to rent. Sounds expensive to the everyday man, but seems cheap overall. Probably won’t be long till we see 5 Hal suits in the garage of a celebrity on MTV Cribs. Check it out in action.
Related article: Cyberdyne Corp. starts exporting its robotic exoskeleton HAL-5 (video) (crunchgear.com)HRP-4C Woman Robot unveiled in Japan
July 29, 2009
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology unveiled HRP-4C in Tsubuka City, Japan. The woman robot walks, talks, and follows basic commands. It also contorts its face to replicate natural human behavior.
The woman robot will sell for $200,000 dollars – a one time fee. That’s cheaper than a model’s weekly pay.
HRP 4C Video:
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