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| − | Cyberdyne HAL is a powered, wearable exoskeleton designed to support and assist the muscles of the user. | + | Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, or HAL, is a powered, wearable exoskeleton designed to support and assist the muscles of the user. It is used to return the ability to move to persons who lost it due to spinal injury or a stroke. It can be used in mobility therapy and restoration, movement assistance for the elderly, movement and strength enhancement for workers or incident response teams. |
== Main characteristics == | == Main characteristics == | ||
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| + | Cyberdyne HAL is equipped with neurosignal sensors that pick up the neural signals from the user's spine | ||
=== Purpose === | === Purpose === | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 13 May 2016
| Hybrid Assistive Limb | |
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| Category | Limb-mounted |
| Developer | Cyberdyne [1] |
| Announced | 1997 (prototype)[2] |
| Released | Developers:
Consumers: (not released) |
| Price | 2000 USD (monthly)[3] |
| Operating system | (unknown) |
| Sensors |
bio-electric signals [4] |
| Weight | 12000 g (Lower-limb model, both legs)[4] |
| Controls |
user's brain signals [5] |
| Data available | Limited |
| Risk factor | Low |
| Standalone | |
| http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/ | |
Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, or HAL, is a powered, wearable exoskeleton designed to support and assist the muscles of the user. It is used to return the ability to move to persons who lost it due to spinal injury or a stroke. It can be used in mobility therapy and restoration, movement assistance for the elderly, movement and strength enhancement for workers or incident response teams.
Contents
Main characteristics
Cyberdyne HAL is equipped with neurosignal sensors that pick up the neural signals from the user's spine
Purpose
Company & People
Important Dates
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
Ethical & Health Issues
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/company/Media_list.html
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ http://cyberdyne.jp/english/company/Recruit.html
- ↑ http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia38/en/feature/feature02.html
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/robots-to-the-rescue-as-an-aging-japan-looks-for-help/story-e6frg6so-1226494698495
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/products/LowerLimb_nonmedical.html
- ↑ http://www.ccr-deutschland.de/en/healthcare/
