Cyberdyne's Real Robot

Cyberdyne's Real Robot suit  A Japanese company has developed a wearable Hybrid Assistive Limb
Cyberdyne

Technological Advance
Though a voluntary control system, the robot suit detects natural electrical currents passing over the surface of the skin and interprets the wearer's intended movement. The robotic process occurs a fraction of a second before the muscles actually move.

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