Elder-Assist Robotic Suits, From the Real Cyberdyne 121
Tasha26 writes "No, not the one which will end up building terminator robots. BBC's Click brings news of a Japanese company, Cyberdyne, which is in the process of building different robotic suits to assist the elderly in accomplishing simple body tasks such as walking and lifting. Even though still in R&D, this video (@3m15s) shows a pretty promising future for the elderly."
Ironically (Score:2, Funny)
Oh come on now! (Score:5, Funny)
I am the pusher robot (Score:3, Funny)
Cyberdyne building a HAL suit? (Score:1, Funny)
What an unprecedented [slashdot.org] and [slashdot.org] exciting [slashdot.org] development. [slashdot.org]
No, dont do it! (Score:1, Funny)
I can already see it "Get off my lawn before I fire some missiles up your ass, you damn noisy kids!"
Auto walk (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yeah right (Score:3, Funny)
"No, not the one which will end up building terminator robots."
How can you be so sure? Are you from the future?
That is because the company building terminator robots has already been established -- and they are in operation right now. So Cyberdyne can relax and care for the elderly instead.
http://www.xkcd.com/652/
Re:Oh come on now! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ironically (Score:4, Funny)
at least it's better than a robotic "Reach Around"
Oh, this is going to be great. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Ironically (Score:3, Funny)
I bet a robotic "reach around" would sell better though.
This being Japan I'm kinda surprised they don't have them yet, I'd have thought there'd at least be a female tentacle version (sailor fuku sold separately.)
Re:Oh come on now! (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, they just want to make humanoid robots. But they need money to do that, and the elderly market is simply the only viable one for them right now.
Plus if one of their "elderly assistance devices" becomes self aware then kills its master they can easily cover it up and say she died of a stroke or something.
Re:Oh come on now! (Score:3, Funny)
Plus if one of their "elderly assistance devices" becomes self aware then kills its master they can easily cover it up and say she died of a stroke or something.
I can see it now. The cops arrive and find T-0.001 in the middle of the room with a decapitated body.
Cop: "T-0.001, what the hell happened?"
T-0.001: "MRS. GIBSON HAD A STROKE."
Cop: "Her head is in the corner and you're covered in blood!"
T-0.001: "IT WAS A VERY VIOLENT STROKE. OH, HEY, LOOK BEHIND YOU. SERIOUSLY, IT'S AMAZING. JUST TURN AROUND."
Cop (into radio): "I need backu-ARGH!"
Soon, more cops show up to find two dead people.
T-0.001: "THEY BOTH HAD STROKES."
Re:Oh come on now! (Score:5, Funny)