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HAL 5 or Hybrid Assistive Limb 5 is a robot suit (aka artificial powered exoskeleton) developed by Yoshiyuki Sankai who is the professor of Tsukuba University of Japan.
HAL 5 is currently capable of allowing the operator to lift and carry nearly twice as much weight as they could lift and carry unaided
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People in Norfolk with social or healthcare needs are benefiting from the provision of assistive technology equipment designed to help them to live more independently. Watch the film to find out more.
For all customer enquiries please call Norfolk County Council on 0844 800 8020.
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Mike Phillips is a gamer and freelance technology writer born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Using his thumb and a proximity switch to access his computer he is a prolific journalist and has contributed chapters to several books. Assistive technology has opened the world for him. For a high resolution version go here:
http://www.fronti ersofassistivetechno logy.com/?video=Mike
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Joe Barnick was born with spinal muscular atrophy and cannot use a keyboard or mouse, yet thanks to assistive technology he can use his computer to do all those things he cannot do in real life. For a high resolution version go here:
http://www.fronti ersofassistivetechno logy.com/?video=Joe
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An inspiring story of a six-year-old student with autism whose school experience is dramatically improved after being introduced to assistive technology.
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Enter Melissa's World, where cerebral palsy might prevent Melissa from running or talking. But God's love is displayed as mightily in her life as in anyone's, through her smile, her intelligence, and even her voice.
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Professor Megan Conway of the University of Hawaii at Manoa demonstrates a software caled ZoomText which helps people with low vision to read text on their computer.