HAL-  Exoskeleton 

CYBERDYNE is a Japanese robotics and technology company most noted for the marketing and distribution of the HAL 5 robotic exoskeleton suit

Just in case you’re sick and tired of lugging old boxes from the attic to the basement at your wife’s request, you can always rent the HAL-5 exoskeleton from Japan. Word has it that the HAL-5 can be rented for $590 a month in Japan from next year onwards, giving guys absolutely no excuse to shirk household duties due to a strained back. Hopefully they’ll do a psychology examination on potential renters in case they run amok after wearing this exoskeleton.

Cyberdyne began renting the suit out for hospital use in 2012. By October 2012, over 300 HAL suits were in use by 130 medical facilities across Japan. Currently, the suit is available for institutional rental, in Japan only, for a monthly fee of US$2,000.

The Hybrid Assistive Limb (also known as HAL) is a powered exoskeleton suit currently in development by Japan's Tsukuba University and the robotics company Cyberdyne. It has been designed to support and expand the physical capabilities of its users, particularly people with physical disabilities. There are currently two versions of the system: HAL 3, which has bulkier servo-motors and only has the leg function, and HAL 5, which is a full-body exoskeleton for the arms, legs, and torso. HAL 5 is currently capable of allowing the operator to lift and carry about five times as much weight as he or she could lift and carry unaided.