Yoshiyuki Sankai

Hospitals to test robot suit to help patients walk
A patient tries walking while wearing Robot Suit HAL in Niigata National Hospital in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. (Provided by Takashi Nakajima, a medical doctor at the hospital)
February 09, 2013
Ten Japanese hospitals in March will conduct the world’s first clinical tests of a cyborg-type suit designed for the rehabilitation of patients suffering from intractable...
For the ultimate in TLC, how about a robot?
Prof. Yoshiyuki Sankai demonstrates the HAL robot suit in Kyoto in 2007. (Shinobu Igasaki)
November 21, 2011
Who would you prefer to care for you in your old age?
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