Japan’s Kanagawa Institute of Technology has developed an Air Pressure Robot Suit for the elderly. With this, old people don’t need a wheelchair anymore as it can lift up as heavy as 100 kilos. This suit is only made to order and generally targeted at nursing homes and hospitals.

“I don’t feel heavy at all. Because of air pumped in the suit, I just feel like I’m carrying a normal backpack,” said Hiroi Tsukui, a participant in the project as she carried a young man onto a table to demonstrate to onlookers.

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[via The Raw Feed]