Wearable robotic AI arms bring new meaning to being a Spiderman (Video)

This is a spider-like system of robotic AI-enabled limbs featuring six arms that users can control while wearing them.

Robotic wearable AI arms. Image credit: Jizai Arms

These robotic AI arms developed by the Japanese robotics firm Jizai Arms can be attached, detached, or potentially completely replaced with other robotic add-ons. This way, the device has the power to transform the way humans engage with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, the developers say.

The company’s website claims that wearable robotics has led to a surge of research into “Jizai-bodies” or digital cyborgs, half a century after the cyborg concept was first introduced.

“Half a century since the concept of a cyborg was introduced, Jizai-bodies (digital cyborgs), enabled by the spread of wearable robotics, are the focus of much research in recent times,” the company wrote in the announcement of this prototype on its website. 

Robotic wearable AI arms. Image credit: Jizai Arms

Wearable robotic AI arms for cyborgs

The Jizai Arms system is a robotic limb technology that consists of a wearable base unit with six terminals and detachable robotic AI arms that can be controlled by the user.

For now, its purpose is experimental and exploratory – for example, to facilitate social interaction among multiple users, such as the exchange of arms, and to explore the possibilities of interactions between what the company calls “digital cyborgs” in a hypothetical cyborg society.

The ultimate goal of Jizai Arms is to make the interaction between humans and robots and AI feel natural and effortless, as if the artificial components were natural extensions of the user’s body. This and similar developments could pave the way for a future where machines and humans can work together seamlessly.

Robotic wearable AI arms. Image credit: Jizai Arms

Real-world applications of robotic AI arms

Thanks to its remarkable flexibility, Jizai Arms’ wearable robotic package can be utilized in various applications, ranging from warehouse work to surgeries in hospitals. This development also has the potential to make a significant impact on improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Those with missing limbs, for example, could use such robotic prostheses as a replacement, enabling them to perform tasks that would otherwise be challenging. In the future, this technology could be used to enhance the flexibility and ease of movement of individuals with disabilities by augmenting their bodies with these advanced robotic AI arms.

Written by Alius Noreika