Devin Funck: Part Robot, All Man (1)
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I dislike children. They irriate me. When people think they’re being cute, I think they’re being manipulative little con-men. But Devin Funck is different. I like and respect this kid. I’m even jealous of him. Not only is his last name just one letter off “funk” or “fuck” — that’s life dealing you an ace– he also fought an alligator. Not just any alligator. Like a storybook villain, this one had a name. Big Joe. ...
Intel Explains In What Year We'll Be Cyborgs (15)
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2050. That's the year that you'll plug your brain into a toaster. Intel doesn't know how, precisely, but according to Intel CTO Justin Rattner's recent keynote at the Intel Developer Forum, they're working on it. From Intel's summary of the event: He said Intel's research labs are already looking at human-machine interfaces and examining future implications to computing with some promising changes coming much sooner than expected. "The industry has taken much greater strides than ...
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straylight said:
Mmmmm....cyborg goodness....gahhhhhhh
Rat Brains Make the Best CPUs [Cyborgs] (4)
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At last the scientific world has pushed me a few feet closer to living my dream of being a brain inside a robot ninja body. A team of British researchers took a blob of neurons from an embryonic rat's brain, hooked it up to a robot controller, and used the resulting brain-computer mashup to make a small robot (pictured). The brain cells help the robot navigate around a room, and damn if it isn't a ...
Where are my cybernetic implants? Here They Are... (4)
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Welcome to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask UC Berkeley researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. There seems to be a strong correlation between my posting an article on a subject, and my RSS feeds filling up with exciting new research, which I then wish I'd been able to include. The usual post-article deluge of goodness, combined with the poster for a Neuromancer movie practically forced me ...
Pistorius Short In Historic Cybernetic Olympic Bid [Oscar Pistorius] (7)
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It's a sad day for Cyborg-Americans, as the first of their kind (albeit not from America) with a shot at competing in the Olympics didn't qualify for the games. He just missed the needed score in the 400 meter, though it should be noted he posted a new personal best. The cyborg's designation is Oscar Pistorius, and he's from South Africa. There's some debate in the running world as to whether Pistorius, a double amputee ...
Double-Amputee on Cheetah Blades Fails to Qualify For the Olympics [Oscar Pistorius] (13)
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Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee with carbon-fiber "cheetah" blades failed to qualify for the Olympics. He just missed the needed time in the 400 meter of 45.55 seconds, though it should be noted he posted a new personal best of 46.25. [New Scientist Tech, via Engadget]
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Derick Valadao said:
That's still really impressive. Plus it's a sign of the advances in technology being used to help amputees regain their previous levels of functioning. Kudos.
When Will You Be Able to Replace Your Arm with a Cybernetic One? [Cyborgs] (1)
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Our Philip K. Dick-obsessed cousins apparently have their very own biogeek sage, who today tackles that most pressing of sci-fi tech questions: Where are my cybernetic implants? Short answer: They're coming, it's just that building people parts out of metal and plastic is hard! The sense of touch is tricky, and our nerves are not exactly open source. Still, there's a litany of proto-Luke Skywalker quality cyborg parts out there that are pretty good, ugly: ...
