Archive for the ‘cyborgs’ category: Page 77
Jul 15, 2018
The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, cyborgs, robotics/AI
Researchers have created a biohybrid robot finger, a tiny device that combines 3D-printed parts with living muscle tissue.
Jul 15, 2018
Artificial Intelligence And Prosthetics Join Forces To Create New Generation Bionic Hand
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI, transhumanism
“Our main goal is to let patients control them as naturally as though they were their biological limbs,” says Professor Dario Farina from Imperial College.
A team of scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Göttingen have teamed up to create a ‘next generation’ bionic hand. This bionic hand is special because it uses artificial intelligence to improve its functionality.
Jul 14, 2018
Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs
Jul 9, 2018
Exoskeleton that allows humans to work and play for longer
Posted by Steve Nichols in category: cyborgs
https://paper.li/e-1437691924#/
Would you put on an exoskeleton that meant you could run for an entire day without getting tired?
What about one that would allow you to stay on your feet longer at work?
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Jul 8, 2018
A Conversation on Cyborgism: An Interview with U.K. Cyborg Neil Harbisson
Posted by B.J. Murphy in category: cyborgs
My grandparents’ generation saw the arrival of technology in peoples’ homes; my parents’ generation saw the arrival of technology in people’s lives; and the current generation is seeing the arrival of technology in peoples’ body.
Neil Harbisson goes into his goals and aspirations to unlock the potential of humanity and awaken a new age of cyborgism with the help of emerging technologies.
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Jul 7, 2018
What will humans look like in a million years?
Posted by Amberley Levine in categories: biological, cyborgs, evolution
To understand our future evolution we need to look to our past.
Will our descendants be cyborgs with hi-tech machine implants, regrowable limbs and cameras for eyes like something out of a science fiction novel?
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Jul 7, 2018
Exosuit to assist elderly mobility will be in stores
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI
Seismic is combining clothing and robotics into what they call Powered Clothing™. They aim to get exosuits into stores by the end of 2018 in the US, Japan and the UK.
Jul 4, 2018
Interviews with Arie (Bionic technique) and Zoltan (Transhumanist)
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: cyborgs, transhumanism
FOR MY ENGLISH WATCHERS!
Future Flux Festival 2018 was a blast!
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Jul 2, 2018
Becoming a Cyborg: From Disabled to More-Than-Able
Posted by B.J. Murphy in categories: biological, cyborgs
In the famous sci-fi TV show Battlestar Galactica, John Cavil, a Cylon that appeared human, went on an epic rant that forever changed my perception of biology and my own biological substrate.
MIT rockstar Hugh Herr delivers another TED talk, only this time revealing a major breakthrough that’ll unleash a brave new future of cyborgs!
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