Japanese researchers construct mechanical arms to “unlock creativity.” Cyborg body parts like roadside rental bicycles might revolutionize society. Masahiko Inami’s University of Tokyo team developed wearable robotic arms to discover.
Inami’s team develops “jizai” technologies, which he claims are autonomous and free.
Create a relationship “lying somewhere between a human and a tool, like how a musical instrument can become as if a part of your body.”
Traditional Japanese puppetry and Yasunari Kawabata’s quasi-horror short story about a man who borrows a young woman’s arm and sleeps with it inspired Inami.
“This is not a threat to humans, but rather a tool like a bicycle or e-bike. “It helps and inspires,” Inami said.
“Jizai Arms” commercials feature two ballet dancers with robotic arms from their backs and torsos. Cyborg dancers hug.
Inami claimed users connect to the arms. “Removing them after use is heartbreaking. “They’re different from other tools there,” he said.
The possibility includes search-and-rescue. “We might see wings growing out of people’s backs or drones linked to individuals…Maybe someone will invent a six-armed sport or a new type of swimming,” Inami said.
