Apparel help people easily walk

A Japanese company has launched a set of clothes designed to help people walk and move normally.

The suit is called Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL). This is the product of Cyberdyne Corporation in Japan. It was created to ' upgrade the physical capabilities available to the human body '.

HAL is made up of ' machine parts ' and has a weight of 23kg. Behind it is a battery bag and computer system. The user's brain controls the computer. When a person wants to move, the brain sends down the nerve signals. Modern equipment can detect these signals (though very weak) on the surface of the skin. HAL will identify those signals with a sensor attached to the user's skin. Then the computer transmits the signal to the power source so that the machine moves in line with the actual limb.

The robotic suit is made up of limbs and weighs 23 kg. (Photo: Telegraph)

People with mobility problems - such as stroke or spinal cord injuries - can rent a 220,000 yen ($ 1,370) costume each month. Cyberdyne believes that their products will have many applications. For example, it can help people who are paralyzed to walk, support workers in hard work, save people in disaster.

HAL can help the user to do many daily tasks, such as standing on a chair, stepping, climbing and down stairs, lifting heavy objects. The clothes can last up to 5 hours before charging. Cyberdyne claims that the user will not feel heavy wearing HAL, because the outer outfit of the outfit has 'worn out' its weight.

HAL is designed for indoor and outdoor use. Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai, founder and executive director of the group, said that he originally built the machine for climbing.

' Even HAL can operate in snow at 4,000 meters above sea level, ' said Cyberdyne.