1. HAL: T HE N EW I RON M AN Madison Orcutt Dr. Rebman ITMG 100 10

2. T HE F UTURE I RON M AN HAL: Hybrid Assistive Limb Exoskeleton robot suit Designed to enhance wearers strength, and endurance HAL Website

3. F EATURES OF HAL

4. H OW D OES THE T ECHNOLOGY W ORK Hybrid Control System Voluntary Control System Robotic Autonomous Control System

5. B ENEFITS OF THE N EW T ECHNOLOGY Medical Uses Physical Disabilities, Physical Therapy, Paralysis Heavy Labor and Rescue Support Lift more weight with greater ease Military Fields Enhance physical abilities of soldiers Entertainment Fields

6. C OMPETING P RODUCTS Sarcos XOS United States Military Commissioned Difference in Technology Uses Hydraulics as well as motion and force sensors

7. P REDICTIONS FOR HAL With HAL comes a greater understanding of robotics Field can only continue to prosper New and innovative benefits for such technology

8. Q UESTIONS ? Thank you!

9. R EFERENCES http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/robotsuithal/index.html http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-04/building-real-iron- man http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-04/building-real-iron- man Picture References http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/04/hal-2.jpg http://fredvidal.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/iron_man.jpg http://images.christmastimeclipart.com/images/2/1260378940427 _308/img_1260378940427_3081.jpg http://images.christmastimeclipart.com/images/2/1260378940427 _308/img_1260378940427_3081.jpg http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/artic les/exo_infog_485.jpg http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/artic les/exo_infog_485.jpg http://www.designboom.com/history/female_robots/41.jpg