Power Loader, Makes You Superhuman

Tired of lifting heavy objects? Would you like to experience superpowers like Robocop? Then perhaps you are interested knowing the ActiveLink team development (Panasonic Satellite Company established in Japan’s city of Kyoto). They gave free rein through Power Loader design, an exoskeleton (mechanical suit that mimics human movement) as a mechanical arm, which enables you to acquire the strength of a superhero with less energy expenditure.

Power Loader which might return in international markets in 2015 (there is very little), consists of an aluminum structure with a weight no lighter than 230 kilos, which allows users to lift 100 kilos of weight without a penalty gesture showing a minimum of effort. And all thanks to its 18 electromagnetic motors, controlled in a smooth and delicate with a computer installed in their structure, which will help to banish the famous biblical curse that aimed to earn their bread by the sweat of the brow.

Power-Loader_01At first glance, this instrument reminds me on mechanical prosthetic arms (rather robotic suit) that used the character of Lt. Ripley in the sci-fi film Aliens (Part II). But beyond the movie pastiches, the Power Loader is designed clearly for those who in their professional lives need to lift large objects (waiters, warehouse construction workers …) or simply have their issues physically limited by age or motor disability.

And all this through a simple mechanism (at least at first glance and without going into great detail) based on a set of sensors that pick up and mimic the movements of the user at the same time helping to maintain this balance. The force made delicacy.

October 2, 2009 · Posted in Robotics 

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