Robotic Suit For Rent In Japan 202
xTantrum writes with an AP story that begins "A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month starting Friday — an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly."
Obligatory... (Score:5, Funny)
Bzzt. Movie reference overload (Score:5, Funny)
Cyberdyne, a new company in Tsukuba outside Tokyo, will mass-produce HAL.
Cyberdyne [wikipedia.org]? Will produce HAL [wikipedia.org]? Outlook not so good.
What about ./ers (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What about ./ers (Score:5, Funny)
What about ./ers and _their_ "mobility problems"?
Just a myth. We just don't want to leave the basement.
Cyberdyne? (Score:4, Funny)
Anyone remember what happened the last time we let Cyberdyne make anything remotely robotic? :-)
Re:Obligatory... (Score:1, Funny)
It's only a matter of time... (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds cool (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What about ./ers (Score:3, Funny)
What about ./ers and _their_ "mobility problems"?
Just a myth. We just don't want to leave the basement.
Clever. Clever. I notice how you say "the basement" suggesting there's a chance that said basement might actually belong to you.
Re:Bzzt. Movie reference overload (Score:2, Funny)
or perhaps their Cylon [wikipedia.org] line of robotic factory workers.
Pictures (Score:3, Funny)
Not to mention it will make you look like TRON:
http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/robotsuithal/index.html [cyberdyne.jp]
What's not to like?
Startup commands. (Score:5, Funny)
I hear that the first beta testers are annoyed that to bootstrap the suit, they have to stand in a spread-eagle configuration and yell out "Power Extreme!"
GrpA
obligatory! (sorry, I could not help it) (Score:5, Funny)
My favorite mechanical trouser mayhem.
From one of my favorite short films ever!
Though I have no idea how well known it is out of the UK.
Now if only I could find my copy of 'Electronics for Dogs'.
Re:fp bitches! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Bzzt. Movie reference overload (Score:2, Funny)
Hey, what's with all the Microsoft bashing?
That's all well and good, but.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Sounds cool (Score:3, Funny)
flamebait? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:fp bitches! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:fp bitches! (Score:3, Funny)
You let me know what country takes care of their eldery to the tune of $2200 per month, because that's where I want to retire.
Last I checked, most of those "civilized parts of the world" are either reforming their State pension systems or are planning to.
Let me further refine that statement by saying "...what country takes care of their elderly to the tune of $2200 per month FOR ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON SUITS WITH WHICH TO DOMINATE THE YOUNG, ROBOTIC-EXOSKELETON-FREE KIDS ON THEIR LAWNS."
Elderly 209 (Score:5, Funny)
[ED 209] You have twenty seconds to get off my lawn. [/ED 209]
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Wait, this has got to be a joke surely?
"Cyberdyne, a new company in Tsukuba outside Tokyo, will mass-produce HAL. Two people demonstrated the suits at the company's headquarters on Tuesday."
Cyberdyne producing HAL!?
Good god, are they TRYING to tempt fate? Expect to see exhausted pensioners in Japan running around the street while their robotic suits are running rampant.
Re:Obligatory... (Score:1, Funny)
Dude, now we'll have Iron Men roaming our streets. We are s...
[TARGET VAPORIZED FOR TRYING TO WARN THE MEATBAGS]
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That is Mr. Roboto to you sir!
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Dirty mind is a joy forever...
I misread it as "$2,200/month Robotic Slut Overlords."
Korea just announced their version of the suit (Score:2, Funny)
They're calling it the Dragoon
Re:Obligatory... (Score:3, Funny)
Domo aregato, Mr. Roboto.