Japanese Mass Produce Exoskeletons

[elvor0]

I may well have to buy one of them for that asking price.

 

[Asehujiko]

I'm tempted to get one as soon as they give them better batteries. $4200 is half the price of a working car in these parts.

 

[Neonbob]

Minemineminemine! I will never have to pay for sex again! Er...I mean...um...aw, hell.

I still want it.

 

[Steve Dark]

OH MY GOD THATISCOOL. And if that really is the price, crime fighting vigilantism here I come!

 

[Singularly Datarific]

I want one, but with blowtorches and nukes!
But this also means that the crazy war veterans will become mobile again...

 

[Kogarian]

Why'd they have to name it 'Hal'?

Seriously though, wave of the future (hopefully).

 

[yeah_so_no]

For anybody wondering about "Cyberdine" and "HAL"...they picked those names totally on purpose. One of my friends in robotics interviewed for a job there, and he told me about meeting the president of the company and the guy telling him about the names. I about died laughing when he told me about the company.

 

[Taawus]

Dibs on the exo-skeleton ! I just cant think about anything else to say here.

 

[RooksEye]

For anybody wondering about "Cyberdine" and "HAL"...they picked those names totally on purpose. One of my friends in robotics interviewed for a job there, and he told me about meeting the president of the company and the guy telling him about the names. I about died laughing when he told me about the company.

OF COURSE THEY CHOSE THOSE NAMES! THEIR FULFILLING THEIR DESTINY!!! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

 

[Fingerprint]

Looks like Patlabor will be a reality in no time - wow!

 

[Disembodied_Dave]

Hrmm maybe with one of those I'll finally be able to get my damned amp out of my trunk.

 

[Lord George]

This is just the start, if they can offer them at such a cheap price now when its just starting out think of what it will be like in 10 or 20 years. They might become incredibly cheap and widely available. They could even replace cars I'd imagine if the technology advances enough. Also no more being a bedridden cripple when your old, just jump around in a robot suit.

 

[Jandau]

I'm currently watching Ghost in the Shell series and I must say this article sent chills down my spine...

 

[Zer_]

Awesome. That's all I can say about this.

 

[scotth266]

This is just the start, if they can offer them at such a cheap price now when its just starting out think of what it will be like in 10 or 20 years. They might become incredibly cheap and widely available. They could even replace cars I'd imagine if the technology advances enough. Also no more being a bedridden cripple when your old, just jump around in a robot suit.

One can only hope. I think that tech like this has loads of potential, and I can't wait to see where it goes.

 

[painfull2006]

ZOMG! WHATS ITS POWER LEVEL?!

 

[cjbos81]

How soon until someone with one of these murders many, many people.

 

[Player 2]

Add those to the MOD's "Skynet" military comms system:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7451867.stm

We are doomed.

Ohhhh dear.

To be honest, a suit like that would be awesome, let's just hope terorists won't get a hand on that baby, 'cause if they do we'd be pretty much fucked...

for 5 hours...

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Add those to the MOD's "Skynet" military comms system:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7451867.stm

We are doomed.

Ohhhh dear.

To be honest, a suit like that would be awesome, let's just hope terorists won't get a hand on that baby, 'cause if they do we'd be pretty much fucked...

for 5 hours...

It's more than enough they need to fuck everything up.