bionics
Robotic Exoskeleton Demo
Monday, February 4th, 2008Found an interesting demo of a robotic exoskeleton that’s currently under development. Seems like there’s a lot of this type of working going on these days, particularly for military applications, even though the exoskeleton has many other uses. This concept has been used often in science fiction, such as the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits […]
Contact Lens Displays
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008I’m a little late in posting this, but a few weeks ago there were a number of stories out about bionic contact lenses being developed at the University of Washington. These are something that have been common in science fiction for some time now, but it’s great to see this becoming reality. I will certainly […]
Bionic bluetooth legs
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Interesting story here about the new bionic legs that an Iraq War veteran is learning to use. While mechanical prosthetic legs are nothing new, the key idea is that the leg developers are now using bluetooth wireless signals to allow the legs to talk to each other about what they’re doing. I can see where […]
Possible Solution for Powering Implantable Devices
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Interesting story here about “nanogenerators” that could draw power from human blood to power implantable devices. A technology like this will be key if we’re ever able to implant technology into the human body. We need a method to power these devices, preferably thorough biological means such as this. Having to remove a device to […]
Dean Kamen’s Robotic Arm
Sunday, May 20th, 2007Just saw an amazing video of a new 14 degree-of-freedom robotic arm developed by Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway) and team. I met Dean while I was in grad school at MIT, and he continues to amaze with his inventions. It’s great to see him pushing forward with his background in robotics into bionics. […]
Interactive Bionics Tour
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006Wired has an interesting “Interactive Bionics Tour” posted on their blog, which walks through some of the latest developments in the world of bionics. Check it out!
Bionic Arms and Legs
Friday, September 22nd, 2006A couple of interesting bionics stories:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,71785-0.html?tw=rss.technology
http://digg.com/health/World_s_First_Bionic_Woman_move_over_Lindsay_Wagner
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/14/bionic.arm.ap/index.html
Current State of Bionics
Monday, April 17th, 2006Two interesting accounts here and here of the “The $6 Billion (Hu)Man” symposium at the Experimental Biology 2006 Conference. The innovation in the field of bionics appears to be accelerating, and it’s only a matter of time until someone is outfitted with Steve Austin-like capabilities. The bionic revolution is growing closer and closer…
Bionic hand Coming Soon?
Monday, November 28th, 2005Found an article today via Slashdot about the Cyberhand project, which “aims to hard- wire the artificially created hand into the nervous system, allowing sensory feedback from the hand to reach the brain, and instructions to come from the brain to control the hand, at least in part.” The most interesting aspect of this project […]
Bionic Knee
Monday, July 25th, 2005Nice article here about a new bionic knee that “intelligently” adapts to the user’s walking style, and is especially useful for an active lifestyle. Just more evidence of the revolution that is coming.
Bionics becoming more common and accepted
Sunday, June 26th, 2005Nice news.com article on “robo-legs” and how bionics and the convergence of man and machine are becoming more common as well as socially acceptable. As the article states, there are “a new generation of people who are not only embracing all types of breakthrough technologies but also incorporating them into their bodies.” Now is the […]