A team of engineers working for the JSDD, with help from the Orient Industry Company have created an experimental robotic bear to assist in euthanasia and assisted suicide in Japan.
[no, they didn't]
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SeppuKuma, which loosely translates to “Suicide Bear” has robotic arms that are able to carry up to 80kg of weight, hands that are powerful enough to crush human bone, and roller legs that can retract or extend from a base as necessary when bending to pick someone up out of bed or when maneuvering through tight spaces like doorways.
nope. nope. Snopes.
Dark.
That robot’s head says “squirrel” to me, not “bear”.
but when it starts crushing your bones you’ll think “hey a squirrel can’t do that. must be a bear after all!”
Well — but a giant robotic squirrel? Who can say…
Here’s Snopes ruining all the fun again.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/science/suicidebear.asp
oh Snopes…sigh