05 August 2014

Shoulder Bot ~ MIT Body-Mounted Extra Arms...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2716781/Now-thats-extra-pair-hands-Shoulder-mounted-gives-wearers-extra-pair-limbs-carry-difficult-tasks.html The DM spotlights MIT's Robot on the Shoulder...
"Robotic arms that lift heavy objects, grab things out of the wearer's reach and can be used to hold objects steady. [...] There were built at the institute's d'Arbeloff Laboratory by Federico Parietti and Baldin Llorens-Bonilla, both in the Mechanical Engineering Department. The extra limbs created by MIT weigh around 10lbs (9kg) so they can be strapped onto the shoulders or hips, but can still lift heavy objects. While they may not use mind control, they can learn from the way a person’s body moves."

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