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The original Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) suit was designed to help those with muscle diseases, but it’s now been upgraded to cope with a very different type of problem: handling radioactive substances. One of the few wearable materials that can stop radiation is tungsten, which is extremely heavy: a typical tungsten vest weigh up to 132 pounds. When worn in conjunction with a HAL exoskeleton, however, a vest can be worn for lengthy periods without causing fatigue – potentially allowing greater access to hazardous sites like Fukushima.Cyberdyne turns its HAL exoskeleton into an anti-radiation suit originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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