Innovative Japanese engineers created a wearable robotic tail designed to provide perfect balance for the elderly population
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[–] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Probably not. I'd assume it has a gyroscopic sensor in the base and will automatically try to compensate if it detects excessive tilting.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not even sure if that could even be possible since unlike prosthetic limbs which can detect feedback from minor muscle movements in the stump, there isn't really anything like that for the tail since primates lost their tails so long ago, there just isn't anything there in the form of tail muscles.

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