2010年7月11日星期日

Robot suit-one form of cyborg

Robot suit is a suit with mechanical devices which can assist people's daily work especially for the disabled.

Person who devotes himself to the industry of robot suit should has a deep understanding of electrical engineering and automation(电气工程与自动化)as opposed to electrical and information engineering(电子信息工程)which mainly focuses computer hardware. The latter could build nano scale robots(with automation tech) called Nano-Electromechanical System, NEMS, 纳机电系统).

One commercialized product of robot suit is called "Hybrid Assistive Limb"(HAL). It has 3 forms - the upper part(the body), the lower part(the leg), and the whole body. Different form could be used for specific purposes like weight carrying and walk assistance.

If the price could be lowered, HAL and robot suit will be popular like today's computer. I guess it needs 20-30 years for this day to come.

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