Let’s say you are in some serious trouble. You need some heavy altruistic help of a very selfless nature. Who would you want to decide your fate? The “purer” Bronze Age human from 5000 years ago? Or the hyper-augmented cyborg from 2061?
Sep 212011
Sep 072011
Is it immoral to coercively control human population? Or is it cruel to perhaps implement a form of tied aid where we provide you with food/water/ a goat/etc. if and only if you accept this implant which will prevent you from reproducing for five years?
September 7, 2011
Aging Society, Energy Technology, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Technology, Technology Law
Cut Out the Bad Eye. Put in a Camera. Walk Around and Investigate Human Prosthetics. Madd Sexy Meta.
Sep 012011
“To celebrate the launch of their new game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Square Enix have commissioned Eyeborg to investigate prosthetics, cybernetics and human augmentation and ask: how far are we from the future presented in the game?” Excellent showcase of current and upcoming human augmentation and cyborg technologies. [VIA EYEBORG PROJECT]
Aug 272011
Japanese company ITK’s latest telepresence-like robot hand system is now in production. Among the numerous potential applications for materials science, medicine, military, and extreme-environment tasks, I’ll refrain from making any tele-romance jokes or references and I definitely won’t mention/introduce the word “teledildonics.“ Actually, the sex industry does deserve certain recognition as a formidable force in human technological development. Think VHS. DVD. Online video. Water-based lubricants. Birth control (not only as a wealthy nation’s luxury, but also as a tool for developing nations to reign in population growth). So, just saying. Long-distance love could send this technology into overdrive. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPpX8UApuxk&feature=player_embedded’] [read full post]
August 27, 2011
Cybernetics, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Multimedia, Prosthetics, Robot, Robots in Space, Telepresence, WarBots
Aug 202011
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]
Aug 022011
There now exists in the world less general barbarism, war, slavery, disease, starvation, and crime, along with more overall safety and wealth and health and contentment and goodness than ever before in the history of our species. Why don’t people know & believe this?
Jul 202011
So Henry Evans had a stroke at 40, and can now move only his head and a finger. The mad robot scientists at Willow Garage (in part funded by a National Science Foundation grant) have developed an interface with their PR2 robot that allows Evans to remotely do all kinds of everyday stuff he’s been unable to do on his own. So props to all involved – have a look at the video below – this is a short glimpse of the future of telepresence and yet another example of technology extending the reach of disabled people. As with the [read full post]