Robotic Exoskeletons Could Help Nuclear Plant Workers 29
itwbennett (1594911) writes "ActiveLink, which is 80% owned by Panasonic, is building heavy-duty strength-boosting suits that the company says can help workers shoulder the burden of heavy gear and protective clothing and could be useful at nuclear plants. 'Our powered suits could be used to assist and support remote-controlled robots in emergencies,' ActiveLink President Hiromichi Fujimoto said in an interview. 'Workers could wear the suits to carry PackBots to their deployment point and to work in low-radiation areas.'"
Re:*DOH* (Score:5, Funny)
You have an exoskeleton robot suit. make OTHERS feed you the donuts.
Re:If your gear is heavy enough to necessitate rob (Score:2, Funny)
The answer is a forgotten technology that produces an infinite supply of disposable human clones. The ancients perfected the practice eons ago. They called it slavery.