Robotics engineer Yoshiyuki Sankai, 56, has been driven by his passion for innovative technology for about half a century.
"Since my childhood, I've been thinking about how technology can be applied to people and society to help them," said Sankai, CEO of Ibaraki-based Cyberdyne Inc.
Sankai turned his passion into reality with HAL, a robotic suit that helps the disabled and elderly walk and that has been spreading globally over the years.
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