A new bionic knee allows amputees to walk faster, climb stairs more easily, and adroitly avoid obstacles, researchers reported in the journal Science.
The new prothesis is directly integrated with the person’s muscle and bone tissue, enabling greater stability and providing more control over its movement, researchers said.
Two people equipped with the prosthetic said the limb felt more like a part of their own body, the study says.
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Zoltan Istvan, a leading transhumanist, proposes a new economic model for the age of AI and robots.
I was born without lower arms and legs, so I’ve been around prosthetics of all shapes and sizes for as long as I can remember.
I’ve actively avoided those designed for upper arms for most of my adult life, so have never used a bionic hand before.
But when I visited a company in California, which is seeking to take the technology to the next level, I was intrigued enough to try one out — and the results were, frankly, mind-bending.
Prosthetic limbs have come a long way since the early days when they were fashioned out of wood, tin and leather.
Modern-day replacement arms and legs are made of silicone and carbon fibre, and increasingly they are bionic, meaning they have various electronically controlled moving parts to make them more useful to the user. (Feb 2024)
BBC Click reporter Paul Carter tries out a high-tech prosthetic promising a ‘full range of human motion’
Are human cyborgs the future? You won’t believe how close we are to merging humans with machines! This video uncovers groundbreaking advancements in cyborg technology, from bionic limbs and brain-computer interfaces to biological robots like anthrobots and exoskeletons. Discover how these innovations are reshaping healthcare, military, and even space exploration.
Learn about real-world examples, like Neil Harbisson, the colorblind cyborg artist, and the latest developments in brain-on-a-chip technology, combining human cells with artificial intelligence. Explore how cyborg soldiers could revolutionize the battlefield and how genetic engineering might complement robotic enhancements.
The future of human augmentation is here. Could we be on the verge of transforming humanity itself? Dive in to find out how science fiction is quickly becoming reality.
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Francesca Ferrando‘s Philosophical Posthumanism is a must-read for transhumanists and non-transhumanists alike. Check out her interview to find more!
Check out this modest proposal for a transhumanist manifesto from www.SingularityWeblog.com and let me know if you like it or not.
What would Hamlet have said at the edge of the technological event horizon? Check out this neo-Shakespearean take on the transhumanist dilemma.
We dived deep into the difference between cryonics and biostasis, the philosophy of extropy, the future of cryonics, ethical and political dilemmas connected with biostasis, the proactionary principle, reframing the “death” idea, the future of human identity and much more!