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HAL

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HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) is a powered exoskeleton that can assist in daily activities in a rehabilitative capacity, or magnify the strength of the user by a factor of 10.

Creator
Cyberdyne and University of Tsukuba
Country
Japan 🇯🇵
Year
2004
Type
Exoskeletons, Medical
Creator
Cyberdyne and University of Tsukuba
Country
Japan 🇯🇵
Year
2004
Type
Exoskeletons, Medical

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Did You Know?

HAL intercepts muscle signals and moves your limbs before you have a chance to.
Cyberdyne says its name derives from "Cybernics," the fusion of fuctions of humans, robots, and information, as well as "dyne," the Greek word for power. We still think of The Terminator.
In addition to exoskeletons, Cyberdyne also produces autonomous cleaning robots and transportation robots.

Specs

FEATURES
Equipped with two control systems, one based on bio-electrical signals derived from a person’s brain and nervous system that reflect an intended movement and another based on AI algorithms.
HEIGHT
131.2 cm | 51.7 in (max); 107 cm | 42.2 in (min)
LENGTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WIDTH
53.8 cm | 21.2 in
WEIGHT
12 kg | 26.5 lb
SPEED
N/A km/h | N/A mph

SENSORS
Ground contact sensors, joint angle sensors, bioelectric sensors.
ACTUATORS
DC motors
POWER
Lithium-ion battery
COMPUTING
N/A
SOFTWARE
N/A
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
2
MATERIALS
N/A
COST
N/A
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
https://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/