Cyberdyne exoskeletons certified for medical use in Europe

08/06/2013 - 00:00

By Arezu Sarvestani -

Japan's Cyberdyne Inc. lands certification from a German-based medical device certifier, paving the way for the company's robotic exo-skeleton to march through Europe.

Germany may be about to get some new robots, courtesy of Cyberdyne Inc., a Japan-based robotics company developing mind-controlled exoskeletons for medical use, rescue support, manual labor and entertainment.

Parallels to the Terminator movies aside, the robotic technology has left a fairly hefty footprint in Japan in a short amount of time, suggesting a potentially similar market abroad.


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