Japanese ‘robotic clothes’ may help disabled to move

A JAPANESE robotics company has unveiled a suit designed to help people with mobility problems.

Japanese ‘robotic clothes’ may help disabled to move

Cyberdyne’s HAL (hybrid assistive limb) is equipped with sensors that read brain signals directing limb movement through the skin.

“HAL is to help people with weak leg muscles and mobility problems... We wanted to show HAL is very useful for our daily life,” said a company spokesman.

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