World
-
ADD TIME NEWS
- MOBILE APPS
- NEWSLETTERS
Tech Support
- Loh and Behold
Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel - Identity Parade
An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century - Summits of Style
Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting - A Starflyer Is Born
In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat - Take a Hike
Destinations to restore your sense of wonder
Inspired by Isaac Asimov's sci-fi novel I, Robot and Japanese manga comics, Sankai has produced a suit that weighs up to 22 kg and supports its own weight and the wearer's with a metal frame. When the wearer moves a major muscle, a nerve signal sent from the brain to the muscle generates a detectable electrical pulse on the skin's surface. HAL's bioelectrical skin sensors pick up the pulse and send a signal to a battery-powered wireless computer, worn as a backpack, which triggers HAL's motors.
The university has set up a commercial venture, Cyberdyne Inc., to market HAL. It costs up to $19,000 a suit but that's still a lot less than $6 million.
Most Popular »
- Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Toilets
- Woman Loses Benefits over Facebook Photo
- Talking with the Taliban: Easier Said Than Done
- East Antarctica, Long Stable, Is Now Losing Ice
- Is This the End of the Line for Saab?
- The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer
- Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs
- Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Singh in Washington: Making the Case for India
- Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
- Will Private Equity Be the Next Meltdown?
- Reburying Albert Camus: A Political Ploy by Sarkozy?
- Can an Execution Help Heal Bangladesh?
- Spanish Outraged by Teen Masturbation Workshops
- New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending
- Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
- Baby Einsteins: Not So Smart After All
Quotes of the Day »
MANOJ, a police officer stationed in Mumbai, on why he and other police don't criticize their leaders for failing to meet promises to improve dire working conditions after last fall's deadly attacks on the Taj hotel







RSS