A Robotic Exoskeleton
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2013
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If there is anybody working in the field of robotics whose success we are equally amazed by and terrified of, it is Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai. While his colleagues are taking their cues from the more "sophisticated" side of sci-fi like Phillip K. Dick and THX-1138, Sankai has thrown out any pretense of goodwill, naming his company after the fictional cyborg firm responsible for the Terminator and trying to develop his own version of the exoskeleton from Aliens (which he's named HAL, no less).
And yet for all the red flags, Professor Sankai's CyberDyne seems poised to contribute more to humanity than any of its competitors. Their HAL (or Hybrid Assistive Limb) exoskeleton has the ability to augment the wearer's strength by 80% and could drastically improve the lives and mobility of the old and disabled. Thanks to Sankai, we could be living on the cusp of a brighter and much awesomer world in which the lines separating man and machine are blurred to the benefit of all. Of course, that's what they said about SkyNet.
Originally released on Motherboard in 2010.
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What a great hero to humanity to decline military involvement in his technology his purpose to make it was superb nobel peace prize is waiting for this man.
too bad that in the long run, if this technology becomes mainstream other companys will create something similar for military purpose, because the Military is the biggest technology sponsor in the world, they always get what they want, specially that country that starts with a "U".
Company called Cyberdine
Suit called HAL.
Not suspicious at all.
In all seriousness though, this is awesome.
0:33 Ha! Cyberdyne! Like in Terminator! We're doomed!
At least morally He's ahead of the Boston Dynamics.
Sure. Tech inovations are created to help people not to kill them I absolute agree with him
"HAL".Can't wait til they come out with the model 9000...
A company called Cyberdyne
Making a exoskeleton
Called HAL
Okay sure
Lets build a metal gear after hal can walk
I love his honesty and matter of factness. Great interview!
he made the right choice for not sharing this tech for military use...hope he be safe tho.
but he only managed to delay the inevitable by perhaps a decade.
I was really excited, until he mentioned that countries want to use it as a weapon, I am glad he declined. He is obviously very wise when it comes to this subject. He should write a book about his personal philosophy with technology, it would be really interesting.
You might want to start with Isaac Asimov. His books are all about philosophy of robotics and ethics of artificial intelligence. I believe Mr. Sankai has very similar beliefs, since Asimov has inspired him. He even lays out many of Asimov's more famous books in the video.
So for all practical purposes the books you wish for pretty much already exist.
Caduzeus Yes I know about Asimov, I have yet to find one of his books. Thank you for the reference. I was thinking this guys seems to have a more practical and immediate view, he might have something interesting to say. I don't doubt it.
Americas is already developing exosuits to be used by our already deadly special forces operators.
Perfect ending with regards to military use!
Awesome stuff.
yay motherboard
May this device to be available to everyone soon.
really cool video
Thank you
The professor is so soft-spoken... He barely talks in a whisper.
Really glad to see a company with a good moral compass... Pretty few and far between these days!
The inventor is very level headed! I am happy he isn't selling his ideas for military purposes! No more blood! No more wars! No more violence! We MUST focus on using technology ONLY for good now!
this guy is great!
Competition materialized through war is the most wasteful form of human engagement, working together to solve problems the most fruitful, it all depends on what the goal is, I admire the professor for enunciating this and by taking a much needed and rarely seen stance on technology. The ''terminator'' is a bad dream that stems from our fears and our current values extrapolated on current and future tech, Technology is there TO HELP PEOPLE achieve ANY GOAL, The GOAL depends on the PEOPLE.
I agree but even so, why not fuel a value system that promotes scientific progress without the implications of competition? Why not derive satisfaction pragmatically speaking via helping others help us help them.. so on so forth, for the benefit of everyone. Also note i do not endorse the established concept of ''human nature'' for humans can adjust to a wide area of circumstances, Given scarcity people will try to hoard wealth ( the access to that wealth) if, you make scarcity obsolete the need for competition disappears but not the need for social and scientific progress. IMO.
what a great guy need more dudes like this behind inventions although keeping it from the military will be hard
Dude actually has a NEXT workstation at 1:42
some parts sound like, ghost in the shell.
Cyberdyne inc. What the fuck?
Its called H.A.L as well, they must be doing it deliberately.
***** I heard the next version of the suit is going to be called Megatron.
I love the fact that he named his company after the one from The Terminator.
What do you expect? The guy looks like he never left the 1980's
what would have been more interesting is if the man in the suit stepped out and sat in a wheel chair, then i would be in even more awe......looking forward to giant mechs in the future!
the legs, torso and arms dont actually look structurally connected, so cant really see it giving significant support over all as is i'm not sure if it's a prototype for something useful or if it's just a gimmick
To be brutally honest, beyond possibly very niche rescue and heavy lift/construction applications; this thing would be most at home with light infantry units who would get the most use out of its benefits. Special forces especially. It could allow individual soldiers to enjoy some immunity to relatively powerful forms of small arms fire and force OPFOR to bring heavier weapons to the fight while mitigating or even nullifying the effects of most weapons carried by individuals in places like Afghanistan and Nigeria. The added mobility would also be a huge bonus. Obviously the biggest issue to my knowledge is battery limitations.
Heavy Labor Armor
that's a wicked bong on his desk
This would be the ultimate workout suit seeing as it'll move with 10x more ergonomics than any piece of gym equipment and the resistances could probably be programmed to give varying loads at different intervals.
The day these are used by everyday people is the day I'm long dead or I'm shitting gold.
I like how it says Cyberdyne on his door
i agree stewart. we need more scientist like him that want to see mankind progress not digress. individuals like him this gives me hope for our future.
Ekso Bionics has a exo-skeleton that can support very heavy loads WITH NO BATTERY. It uses a system of counter-weights to shift the load to the exoskeleton, and could even be used to GENERATE POWER for additional lifting!!!
What he said at the end about his reason to decline military offers was very important. We need more scientists who think this way.
how noble
I wish most scientists were like this man...
Creating machines to kill or hurt someone is more or less 'assisted' murder.
Damn and i was happy as a child having a computer with spell checker lol cant wait this guy is a genius...
Now that's Innovation
What came first, Cyberdine from Terminator or this Cyberdine company?
Wait did that suit fanny pack say Cyberdyne? Where is my Harley and sawed off shotgun? lol and HAL? really? THis guy is right out of a scifi novel.
I'm sure they've made significant progress towards exosuit tech, but this demo model is less functional than the level of polish would imply.
It only seems to assist the elbows and knees, and only when they're in stationary positions. They show it helping to hold up bags of rice, but his arm stays at the same angle the whole time and even stays locked for a time after the rice is removed.
There's nothing of substance connecting the legs and arms so the weight is borne by his shoulders and spine.
Hi, by any chance lite weight to elders to back on foot kind product available.
What about the hands and wrists?
gutes Video
HAL What a name.
Finally
hugh respect for this mam!
Is that a bong on his desk?
we'll see swat teams with these suits soon imo.
Can it open the pod bay door?
Hey man, what car is that in your picture?
Agreed.
what a great guy, almost no engineers remember the oath they swear to when they graduate but he did.
fuck yeah, thats so awesome!! My dream job! too bad I'm not that smart xD
and the cyborg 009 was soooo badass, I knew someone in the future would take it as reference, it was incredible
That's cool eso squeleton
and, thankfully, he's a humanitarian :)
Wow...:)
yeah that statement threw me off a bit too, its hard to translate both the exact wording and the context in which hes speaking, so we might not have gotten all of what he was trying to say. i have a feeling if you asked him about that he'd say the same thing, that there are plenty of fantastic artists in japan. who knows
The robot suit shows up at 09:24.
He has a nice bong.
I think it's really big for walking on the streets or something like that. But it could be a good help. (sorry for my bad english :D)
I can't wait for the first T1000 prototype..
So... he works for Cyberdine and is making a robot named HAL... Is anybody else think this might be epic foreshadowing?
"i cant name specific countries" It's the US of course
I need the compact one, for my legs.
I highly doubt that these will be affordable for those who live in the west though.
CYBERDYNE!!!! HAL!!! you've got to be kidding me!
Brotherhood of Steel armor
A True Lunatic!!
Cyborg 009 inspired me too. I am building a project coming soon 2016
He probably means it in a relative sense.
This concept will one day lead into the creation of a human Juggernaut.
This Japanese guy is right though. It shouldn't be used in military. If all countries just merged into one, you know like on Mass Effect where it's just one name. The Allience? It'd advoid a lot of problems and we'd be able to explore space at a much faster race but NOOOOO doubt these politics pricks don't know that... WELL I wanna be a Prime Minister of some sort now.
put some ceramic armored plating and wham!
the brotherhood of steal armor is just their version of the generic "power armor".
I would've laughed if at the end (11:17) the guy smashes a hole in those doors.
I want a television show where humans fight robots.
This is my idea for the use of advanced robotics technology.
0:34 lol Cyberdyne ^^
Cue the SKYNETU OF JAPAN!
If this became useful to the military..the military will have it, you won't stop it by saying "no"
I could have done with this suit back in 1984 at school, my Robotic dance skills would have been awesome!!!
With Daft Punk - Technologic playing in the background.
Walter you are the best
He insists he won't entertain military offers yet he names his outfit "Cyberdyne"?
Anyone else notice its a HAL made by Cyberdyne? Both infamous film references. World domination anyone?
Apparently, they don't show T2 enough in Japanese theaters.
8:24 it says CYBERDYNE! (from terminator) We're dead!
so it has begun "Cyberdyne" lucky i'm not around in 100 or more years...
That has to be Japanese humour; the silver pouch on the front of the suit with a 'Cyberdyne' logo printed on it ('Terminator' films).
It's a sad fact that every advancement we as a species create is a duel edged sword.
Oh God, Slender has an exosuit.
cool of him to do, but exoskeletons will be weaponized eventually. U.S is already attempting this.
i really hope that exoskeletons will become more mainstream in the medical and construction fields, which would vastly benefit from such technology.
Cyberdyne and HAL in an alternate universe.
like the big robot vs big sea monster movie
3:51 is alsoslender
woa he said no to the money from military industries.. total respect
soon there will be a T-800 model and we're doomed
I wouldn't say generic. Its the legit version of power armor with spray painted BoS logos on it
Well congratulations!You actually have some involvement with Japan and engineering, good job. I agree, his "pacifism" is obviously based on them getting destroyed after WW2 as it is was dictated to them via the Emperor to follow the occupying powers the US, their actions to do this come from Bushido, following the mandate of Emperor, unquestioned, this being their duty to him and the nation of Japan.The US was shocked that the people surrendered so peacefully, why? Bushido, see Nitobe.
i can now know when i'm a old guy I'm going to feel badass having one. I'm 23 today soo I better start saving. XD
in a perfect wo....
It's not even a full suit. We might even get Master Chief suits yo!