In a never ending search of information regarding the development of killer robots, I came across a Popular Science article about Japanese scientists going for a quiet walk in their prototype robotic exoskeletons. The article has a video following the scientists as they walk down a sidewalk.
The exoskeleton is named HAL, which stands for Hybrid Assisted Limb. It is being developed to help recovering patients or patients in physical therapy to move around and to also help users lift heavy objects. The prototype shown in the video is not a full HAL system, but rather a partial system consisting of the exoskeleton’s legs. The scientists in the video are also eerily quiet.
Concept images of the full HAL exoskeleton are below:
courtesy Cyberdyne, Inc.
courtesy Cyberdyne, Inc.
As you can see from the picture credits, the company designing the HAL system is named Cyberdyne. As I’m sure you remember, Cyberdyne was the name of the company in the first two Terminator movies that was researching Skynet. If you need a refresher, check out the Cyberdyne Systems Wikipedia page. Is it a coincidence that the name of a company designing a robotic exoskeleton is named after a fictional company that developed robots and artificial intelligence systems that eventually tried to kill all of mankind? Is this another case of the development of robotics for the medical field that will eventually spiral out of control?
Let’s hope that Cyberdyne, Inc doesn’t push the boundaries of robotics research, because Judgment Day will be the resulting inevitability.
::from PopSci::
::photos from Popsci courtesy of Cyberdyne, Inc::
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