Sci-fi fans will know Hal as the computer that went wrong in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Cyberdyne Systems as the company that created the Terminators. Irony-rich researchers at the University of Tsukuba have launched a hi-tech spin-off, Cyberdyne Inc, which is developing a robot suit called Hybrid Assistive Limb- or Hal for short. The suit promises its elderly wearers help in their daily tasks, allowing them to lift more than they could unaided.
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