Cyberdyne Inc. Explained

Cyberdyne is a Japanese robotics and technology company most noted for the marketing and distribution of the HAL robotic exoskeleton suit.[1]

History

Cyberdyne was founded on June 24, 2004, by Yoshiyuki Sankai, a professor at the University of Tsukuba.[2] as a venture company to develop his ideas for an exoskeleton suit.

The name is the same as a fictional company from the Terminator film series, which also produces robots. The name, however, is not necessarily a reference, but from the new academic fields of "Cybernetics",[3] and the suffix "-dyne", referring to power.[4] That being said, during an interview between Sankai and McG, director of Terminator Salvation, Sankai admits that he likes the Terminator franchise as well as 2001: A Space Odyssey.[5]

In early 2009, Cyberdyne attracted international media attention with the announcement that it will be marketing and distributing the HAL 5 (Hybrid Assistive Limb) powered exoskeleton,[6] which they claim augments body movement and increases user strength by up to ten times.[7] As of February 2013, Cyberdyne has leased 330 HAL suits to 150 facilities across Japan, and HAL has been given a global safety certification that should allow it to be distributed outside Japan.[8]

In 2017 March, Abdul Latif Jameel of Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cyberdyne Inc. in order to assist the victims of traumatic spinal injuries in Saudi Arabia.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katz . Leslie . 2009-04-13 . Wearable bot said to make you stronger . Culture . . 2019-09-06 . mdy.
  2. Web site: Corporate Profile - CYBERDYNE. Cyberdyne.jp. 2004-06-24. 2013-11-26.
  3. Web site: I'm sure you have come across some difficulties?. 2013-03-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115210029/http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/believe/index.html. 2013-01-15.
  4. http://www.jsme.or.jp/mechalife/jp/student/interview/1003-1.pdf
  5. https://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2009/03/19/1673.html 映画「ターミネーター4」マックG監督×サイバーダイン・山海教授インタビュー~日本マスコミ独占フッテージ映像で判明した情報もレポート!
  6. Web site: What's "HAL" (Hybrid Assistive Limb®)? - CYBERDYNE. Cyberdyne.jp. 2013-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20131126144833/http://www.cyberdyne.jp/English/robotsuithal/index.html. 2013-11-26. dead.
  7. Web site: Guillford . Tristan . 2009-03-18 . I Am Ironman! . . 2019-09-06 . mdy . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224052906/http://www.hplusmagazine.com/articles/robotics/i-am-ironman . 2010-12-24 . dead .
  8. News: Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate . 2013-02-27 . Robo Daily . Space Daily . Space Media Network . . 2019-09-06 . mdy.
  9. News: Abdul Latif Jameel to bring revolutionary spinal treatment technology to Kingdom. 2017-03-16. Saudigazette. 2017-09-15. en-GB.
  10. News: Abdul Latif Jameel to bring latest spinal injuries treatment to KSA. 2017-03-18. Arab News. 2017-09-15. en.