Japanese researchers on unveiled a robot suit designed to help reduce the heavy burden of harvesting as the nation's farm industry faces an ageing, shrinking workforce. The 25-kilogramme (55-pound) device is designed to assist elderly farmers who need support for their leg muscles and joints when they keep a crouching position or lift their arms high.
In a demonstration, a person wearing the suit pulled radishes from the ground and picked oranges from high branches like a robot.
I Think the elderly farmers are not necessarily too happy to have a reason to go on working. Can they afford to pay the proposed cost of $5,000-$10,000 for the suit? and its kind of heavy too..kan?
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