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May 30, 2016

Bionic Power — Wearable technology for charging batteries

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, energy, military, transhumanism, wearables

Bionic Power makes wearable technology for charging batteries. Today, we are focused on developing our PowerWalk® Kinetic Energy Harvester for military use and will begin multi-unit field trials with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps next year. In the future, we see our walk-recharge technology being used in disaster zones and remote worksites, and by consumers in recreational, emergency preparedness and backup applications.

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May 18, 2016

DARPA Speeds-up Work on ‘Soft Exosuit’ that will Strengthen US Soldiers

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, energy, engineering, military, neuroscience, robotics/AI, wearables

Pressure is on DARPA by US Military to speed up on completing the soft Exosuit.


The clothing-like Soft Exosuit has been described as a “Wearable Robot” by the U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) that’s commissioning universities and research institutions to advance this military technology. The DARPA Soft Exosuit is part of the agency’s Warrior Web program.

A prototype Soft Exosuit had a series of webbing straps around the lower half of the body with a low-power microprocessor and a network of flexible strain sensors. These electronics act as the “brain” and “nervous system” of the Soft Exosuit. They continuously monitor data signals, including suit tension, wearer position (walking, running, crouched) and more.

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May 18, 2016

Space exploration will spur transhumanism and mitigate existential risk

Posted by in categories: alien life, cyborgs, existential risks, geopolitics, policy, robotics/AI, solar power, space travel, sustainability, transhumanism

Friends have been asking me to write something on space exploration and my campaign policy on it, so here it is just out on TechCrunch:


When people think about rocket ships and space exploration, they often imagine traveling across the Milky Way, landing on mysterious planets and even meeting alien life forms.

In reality, humans’ drive to get off Planet Earth has led to tremendous technological advances in our mundane daily lives — ones we use right here at home on terra firma.

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May 17, 2016

The bionic skin that can feel a tumor

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

Nice!


Our skin is our largest organ. A gateway between our brain and the rest of the world.

Imagine then a scene where skin could communicate what’s going on inside a human body. It could inform surgeons, provide alerts when our body is about to fall ill, or even diagnose diseases inside another human being, simply through the sense of touch.

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May 13, 2016

The military just built the most advanced prosthetic arm we’ve ever seen

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, military

It was unveiled at the DARPA technology expo.

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May 12, 2016

From robotic hands to ‘gecko feet’, Pentagon’s DARPA research agency showcases future tech

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

Fun stuff.


Johnny Matheny’s handshake is friendly, confident and firm — though not in the bone-crushing manner favoured by some of the alpha types here in the Pentagon.

What is remarkable is that Matheny’s proffered hand is not actually his. It is part of a robotic prosthesis researchers hope one day could help transform the lives of countless amputees.

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May 9, 2016

Scientists ‘improve’ prosthetic limbs — with something you may have in your KITCHEN

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs

Pretty cool; who knew.


SCIENTISTS have found a revolutionary way to improve how plastic, prosthetic limbs are created.

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May 8, 2016

You Can “Feel” Your Fingers With This Bionic Arm

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

You Can “Feel” Your Fingers With This Bionic Arm


Researchers have built a bionic arm that allows patients to control and “feel” their individual fingers.

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May 7, 2016

Purdue technology revolutionizes future of artificial limbs

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, transhumanism

Expansion of BMI and Bionics has now come to Purdue University.


WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Researchers at Purdue have been working on technology that will help pave the way for the future people who use artificial limbs.

“The point of these research labs is to discover new technologies that we can translate into the real world and make the world a better place,” Purdue Center for Implantable Devices Director Pedro Irazoqui said.

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May 3, 2016

SuperFlex’s lightweight exosuit will put a spring in your step

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI

Cool. I run and walk everyday and each time, I tear up my left shin and ankle. I am ready for this technology.


The SuperFlex exosuit is made from a lightweight flexigrip material that keeps robotic muscles, sensors and processors in place.

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