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YURI KAGEYAMA

The Associated Press

Latest comment posted at 11:03 AM EST 14/10/08

Mobility problems can be overcome with rental of HAL – a device that reads brain signals to help move limbs ...Read the full article

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  1. M Clarke from Canada writes: If it's the same HAL from "2001: A Space Odyssey", I'd think twice before putting this suit on.
  2. Dr Demento from Canada writes:

    "I'm sorry Dave - I'm afraid I can't do that . . . "
  3. T Sharpe from Toronto, Canada writes: I know!!!! HAL??? Cyberdyne?!!?

    Why the hell would you call the device HAL?? Named after a murderous rogue computer?? You've got to be a fool to wear those things!

    And made by a company called Cyberdyne?? The same name used in Terminator for the company that developed the technology that made a killer race of machines?!?!

    Dude... I know they're making it for use in Asia, but really... you'd think it would be wise to check the names internationally first!!

    Wow. I thought this was a joke!
  4. Mike Z from Saskatoon, Canada writes: ROFL. This reminds me of when Electrolux introduced their vacuum cleaners to North America. They very nearly went with the slogan "nothing sucks like an electrolux" until some idiot translator convinced them not to.
  5. Maurizio Giannascoli from Montreal, Canada writes: Stay here...I'll be back!!
  6. Maximilian Widmaier from Canada writes: A company called Cyberdyne is offering robotic limbs... I almost had to double check the date to be sure that April 1st hadn't crept up on me.
  7. Snowed in in Barrie from Canada writes: Yes, but will the legs open the pod bay doors?
  8. C L from Canada writes: Dude, the guy might not even know about 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  9. Jorly fuster from Canada writes: Yes, but will it help them dance, this is the real question.
  10. Jorly fuster from Canada writes: C L from Canada writes: Dude, the guy might not even know about 2001: A Space Odyssey.

    Any scien-tician dude who works with robotics and stuff that doesn't know 2001 a space odessy should be fired.
  11. Havelock Thompson from Spruce Grove, Canada writes: This is very big news. It's a partial wheelchair replacement. Too bad about the choice of name, but if it works for you, do you really care?
  12. Drawpin Baumbs from North Vancouver, Canada writes: I-ROBOT
  13. C L from Canada writes: Jorly fuster from Canada writes: Any scien-tician dude who works with robotics and stuff that doesn't know 2001 a space odessy should be fired.

    Wrong assumption. the guy is japanese. i don't see how he necessarily knows any science friction novel or film in the English media.
  14. Akbar M from Regina, Canada writes: What really hit me was the $2,400 Canadian a month ($28,800/year). I guess they have a much more comprehensive health care system in Japan than in Canada. Who could afford that realistically. A very few people. I don't see this having "far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly" who typically don't have money to burn. I can't imagine insurance companies paying for this when wheelchairs are much less expensive. It would be cheaper to hire a person to help you up and down stairs when you need it and you'd have someone to talk to.
  15. G Young from Canada writes: Yes, Akbar M, and you would still need to hire a person to help you put the device on and take it off. Still it's interesting, and may be useful to a certain segment of the disabled population.
  16. Richard Daystrom from Toronto, Canada writes: I wonder if Cyberdyne has a subsidiary in the US that is run by a Miles Dyson and is doing advanced AI research?
  17. Jason Thorne from Vancouver, Canada writes: I think they are aware of the names HAL and Cyberdyne being used in movies and that is why they are not allowing the technology to be used by the military. However, I think militaries will still find a way to get this technology.
  18. The Radish from London, Canada writes: This is hardly news. This technology has been around for over a decade.

    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39133
  19. emilio D from Canada writes: NESS is already available for stroke patients to activate upper and lower extremities affected by stroke.

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