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Jul 11, 2024

Cyborg Civilizations

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, media & arts

We often contemplate cyborgs, people enhanced by machines, but what would a civilization built upon cybernetics be like?

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Jul 10, 2024

20 Emerging Technologies That Will Change The Future

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, cyborgs, food, internet, military, quantum physics, robotics/AI, transhumanism

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In this video, we explore 20 emerging technologies changing our future, including super-intelligent AI companions, radical life extension through biotechnology and gene editing, and programmable matter. We also cover advancements in flying cars, the quantum internet, autonomous AI agents, and other groundbreaking innovations transforming the future.

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Jul 5, 2024

Continuous neural control of a bionic limb restores biomimetic gait after amputation

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, neuroscience, transhumanism

In this study we show that residual muscle–tendon afferents enable a person with transtibial amputation to directly neuromodulate biomimetic locomotion, enabling neuroprosthetic adaptations to varying walking speeds, terrains and perturbations. Such versatile and biomimetic gait has not been attainable in contemporary bionic legs without the reliance upon predefined intrinsic control frameworks1,2. Central to the improved neural controllability demonstrated in this study are muscle–tendon sensory organs26,27 that deliver proprioceptive afferents. The surgically reconstructed, agonist–antagonist muscles emulate natural agonistic contraction and antagonistic stretch, thereby generating proprioceptive afferents corresponding to residual muscle movements.

During the ground contact phase of walking, the reconstructed muscle–tendon dynamics of the AMI do not precisely emulate intact biological muscle dynamics. The residual muscles of the AMI contract and stretch freely within the amputated residuum, only pulling against one another and not against the external environment. In distinction, for intact biological limbs, the muscle–tendons span the ankle joint, exerting large forces through an interaction with the external environment. These interactive muscle–tendon dynamics in intact biological limbs are believed to play a critical role in spinal reflexes, in addition to providing feedback for volitional motor control12. Therefore, for this study, the demonstrated capacity of augmented afferents to enable biomimetic gait neuromodulation is surprising given that their total magnitude is largely reduced compared with those of intact biological limbs26,27,45,46.

Jun 27, 2024

Organ-on-chip market for drug testing expected to see tenfold growth to $1.3 billion by 2032

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, transhumanism

Is this the beginning of the age of bionic humans?

Jun 26, 2024

Robot face with lab-grown living skin created by scientists hoping to make more human-like cyborgs

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI

This fleshy, pink smiling face is made from living human skin cells, and was created as part of an experiment to let robots show emotion.

How would such a living tissue surface, whatever its advantages and disadvantages, attach to the mechanical foundation of a robot’s limb or “face”?

In humans and…

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Jun 25, 2024

Organic electrochemical neurons and synapses with ion mediated spiking

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, cyborgs, robotics/AI

The integration of artificial neuromorphic devices with biological systems plays a fundamental role for future brain-machine interfaces, prosthetics, and intelligent soft robotics. Harikesh et al. demonstrate all-printed organic electrochemical neurons on Venus flytrap that is controlled to open and close.

Jun 18, 2024

AI improves human locomotion in robotic exoskeletons, saves 25% energy

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI, transportation

The exoskeleton is being developed for older adults and people with conditions like cerebral palsy:


A new method developed by researchers uses AI and computer simulations to train robotic exoskeletons to autonomously help users save energy.

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Jun 17, 2024

Solar-powered skin for prosthetic limbs

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, solar power

A synthetic skin for prosthetics limbs that can generate its own energy from solar power has been developed by engineers from Glasgow University.

Researchers had already created an ‘electronic skin’ for prosthetic hands made with new super-material graphene.

The new skin was much more sensitive to touch but needed a power source to operate its sensors.

Jun 13, 2024

Functional Hydrogen Reactor for Iron Man Repulsor. DIY electrolyzer for Tony Stark exosuit

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Jun 12, 2024

AI strategy may promise more widespread use of portable, robotic exoskeletons—on Earth and in space

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI, space

Exoskeleton for real world adoption.

A super smart or “learned” controller that leverages data-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) and computer simulations to train portable, robotic exoskeletons.

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