Health CareMajor Malaysian hospital orders Japanese 'wearable cyborg'
Neuro-robotics rehab using HAL could usher in new healthcare era
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.