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Prosthetic history

io9 published a photographic history of prostheses yesterday, going back to an iron arm from the 1500s. Some of them are quite beautiful, like this Victorian hand: Mechanical and electronic enhancement...

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Cybalthon 2016

Via io9, the first championship for tech-assisted athletes will be held in Zurich in 2016. Awards will be given both to the “pilot” of the prosthesis (the parathlete) and the company/organization that...

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Robotics for mobility assistance

A mind-controlled exoskeleton piloted by a paralyzed person is scheduled to make the ceremonial opening kick at the World Cup this June. There is some skepticism in the article I linked, but it could...

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Dean Kamen introduces mind-controlled prosthetic arm

Though this has been the prosthetic hand top in my thoughts for the past few weeks, it might be supplanted. Sure, the Segway is the butt of many jokes, but Dean Kamen still impresses the hell out of...

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Wednesday films: NOVA ScienceNow on humanoid robots

I was thinking about robots this morning, but I couldn’t choose just one video to share.  So, below are two videos from NOVA ScienceNow: a documentary from last year about the future of humanoid...

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Watching “The Incredible Bionic Man”

Yesterday I watched The Incredible Bionic Man on Netflix. It’s a strange Smithsonian Channel documentary from 2013: a group of scientists gathered state-of-the art bionic parts and assembled them into...

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Why my optimism about bionics has faded

Though I still get excited when I see footage of bionic exoskeletons and limb supports — devices that promise greater ability to the disabled and superhuman strength and endurance to all — I doubt that...

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VWBPE’s Steampunk Social

Last night I attended a networking and fundraising event for the upcoming Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference. The theme was steampunk and the music tended toward the blues. A friend...

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