Coming Soon — Cyborg Farmers 172
palegray.net writes Robots.net covers an article about robotic exoskeletons for Japanese farmers. These exoskeletons would provide increased strength and support for manual labor intensive tasks. More information can also be found at robots-dreams.com. 'The robotic suit relies on ultrasonic motors along with various sensors and wireless networking gear. [...] The mass-produced version of the suit is expected to weigh in at 8 kilograms and cost about 200,000 yen.'"
Wait a second. (Score:5, Funny)
WTF are "Ultrasonic Motors?" (Score:2, Funny)
Get away from her... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:WTF are "Ultrasonic Motors?" (Score:4, Funny)
Re:¥200,000 = $1834.55 (Score:5, Funny)
I hope... (Score:5, Funny)
I, for one, welcome our cybernetic illegal immigrant overlords.
um... I mean... I, para uno, dan la bienvenida a nuestros overlords inmigrantes ilegales cibernéticos.
(thanks babelfish)
Robot *what*? (Score:3, Funny)
Don't I seem to recall something else Japanese farmers are famous for?
Oh, that's right. Ninjas.
Nothing but awesome can come from this.
Re:Before anyone else can say it... (Score:3, Funny)
Sounds familiar (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:¥200,000 = $1834.55 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:¥200,000 = $1834.55 (Score:3, Funny)
Coming soon: The OEPC project...?
Re:I hope... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Before anyone else can say it... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Before anyone else can say it... (Score:2, Funny)
Better Check My Policy. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just great! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I hope... (Score:2, Funny)
(thanks, babelfish)
Re:how long before.... (Score:2, Funny)