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CYBERDYNE was launched in June 2004 to commercialize the cybernetic work of a group of researchers headed by Yoshiyuki Sankai a professor of system and information engineering at Japan's University of Tsukuba. Its newest product: the Robot Suit Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) exoskeleton, which the company created to help train doctors and physical therapists, assist disabled people, allow laborers to carry heavier loads, and aid in emergency rescues. A prototype of the exoskeleton suit is designed for the small in stature, standing five feet, three inches (1.6 meters) tall. The suit weighs 50.7 pounds (23 kilograms) and is powered by a 100-volt AC battery (that lasts up to five hours, depending upon how much energy the suit exerts).

Ein von der EU mit 8 Millionen Euro gefördertes, vierjähriges Forschungsprojekt, an dem 10 europäische Universitäten, u.a. Psychologen von der Universität Bamberg, teilnehmen, soll die Beziehungen zwischen Menschen und Robotern untersuchen und neue Roboter mit emotionaler Intelligenz entwickeln, die als langfristige Begleitung von Menschen dienen können.

It was the first time that brain signals had been used to make a robot walk

“When that person thinks about walking,” he said, “walking happens.”

Intelligent Surveillance & Security Guard Robot

Researchers at Osaka University are stepping up efforts to develop robotic body parts controlled by thought, by placing electrode sheets directly on the surface of the brain.