Aug 202011
Thinking Knee - Mostly-Legless Olympian - Scientist Build Thyself
Well, we’ve got three uplifting success stories of flesh-to-metal human augmentation/cyborg making here. These are all pretty sexy – to a point where it almost feels like you’re watching special effects.
Only a matter of time until this becomes a voluntary amputation/augmentation sorta industry. My knees and ankles are counting the days…
VIDEO: The Knee that Knows What You’re Going to Do [VIA ABC]
VIDEO: Oscar Pistorius is Taking His Blades to the Olypics Proper [VIA YOUTUBE]
RADIO INTERVIEW: Biophysicist’s Legs Frozen Off, Builds Himself Better Ones [VIA NPR]
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August 20, 2011
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Military Robotics, Multimedia, Prosthetics, Robot, Transhumanism Test Pilots, We're Already Cyborgs Already