Tag archive: Kawasaki

If you're rich and want to lift a lot of heavy things by yourself, boy do we have a suggestion for you. Kawasaki is working on a wearable robotic exoskeleton called the Power Assist Suit, reports Robonable.jp (via TechCrunch). This exoskeleton can help you lift objects as heavy as 30-40 kg (66-88 lbs) without any muscle strain. When you pick up a package using the Suit, sensors automatically detect the weight, causing four small motors in… Read More

Step away from the Hayabusa, hotshot. While most would-be motorcyclists are lured over to the two-wheeled dream by bikes from the MotoGP circuit, Easy Rider or the pages of Motorcyclist, reality must intervene. Piloting those beasts will take some experience. We would no sooner advise a novice rider to hop on a CBR1000RR than we would advise a teenage driver to hop in a Ferrari. But nobody wants to look like a dork tooling around on a decrepit… Read More

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) earlier this week announced the launch of a new motorcycle racing simulation for the PlayStation 2 which was developed by those responsible for Gran Tursimo. Tourist Trap is rated "E" for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. In Tourist Trap, said SCEA, designers Polyphony Digital have captured "the delicate balance between rider and machine like never before". The game… Read More

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) yesterday announced a motorcycle racing game for the PlayStation 2 which is being developed by Polyphony Digital, the makers of Gran Turismo. Tourist Trophy, which has not been rated yet, will be available in the spring of 2006. Tourist Trophy offers players more than 80 licensed motorcycles to race in various game modes amongst more than 35 international courses. Featured licensed… Read More

The HD DVD Promotion Group today announced that momentum is building for the launch of HD DVD. Several key manufacturers in the disc replication and equipment industry simultaneously confirmed the manufacturability of HD DVD discs at high volumes and provided tangible data to prove feasible and realistic production. They are poised to mass produce HD DVD discs, which will deliver a wide variety of options for high definition content… Read More