Major Malaysian hospital orders Japanese 'wearable cyborg'

Neuro-robotics rehab using HAL could usher in new healthcare era

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A patient being fitted with a single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), which has been developed to help the frail and injured. 

MASAKI FUSHII, Nikkei staff writer

TSUKUBA, Japan -- A Malaysian national medical facility is preparing to offer HAL, a cutting-edge robotic exoskeleton invented by Cyberdyne, a Japanese tech venture, that uses brain signals to assist body movements and is of particular use to the elderly and people with spinal injuries.

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