Sunday, December 19, 2010

Japan company develops intelligent assistive devices for persons with disabilities

Japan company recently unveiled a new high-tech machinery clothing of mystery, this machinery clothing can assist users walk, walk over the loss of independence of older persons and persons with disabilities, is undoubtedly a Gospel.

New machinery clothing, named HAL is an abbreviation for hybrid assistive limb, by computer-controlled and equipped with sensors, sensors can read brain signals, by guiding the body skin.

HAL suit will from all sectors to Japan this week rented, monthly rent 1260 pounds. This invention to persons with disabilities and the elderly have far-reaching benefits.

This computer system is up to 22 pounds (approximately 10 kg), battery-driven, tied to the waist, it captured the brain signals, it is transferred to the tied to knee and leg mechanical bracket in visitors provide help when walking.

Located near Tokyo Japan Tsukuba city's new company Cyberdyne will batch production HAL suit. Cyberdyne two staff on 7 October at the company headquarters to journalists shows this set of smart clothing.

A video also shows, a paraplegia person from a wheelchair to stand up and wearing HAL suit walk slowly.

Cyberdyne company President of mountains and the Michael said: "we are dedicated to serving the HAL as big around the world. "Mountains and Michael's since 1992 and is engaged in the study of the mechanical wear. According to him, they are designing a cover the whole body of the entire device, is not clear when this device on the market. HAL suit with small, medium and large three sizes, one leg-monthly fee is 15 million yen (approximately 839 m).

Today, robot technology has been widely used in manufacturing, product performance and reliability of the worries limit their daily lives.

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