The mad scientists from Touch Bionics are at it again. After delivering their
i-LIMB bionic hand last year, they're moving on up the, uh ... body and are announcing their sophomore effort: the i-LIMB bionic arm. Like their bionic hand, the arm is controlled via learned muscle movements picked up by electrodes placed on the user's chest and is covered in a "realistic cosmetic skin." The only real problem with the i-Limb bionic arm isn't so much a problem in our books, as it is an advantage: it's stronger than your old-fashioned human arms. Of course, with that power comes a whole bunch of ethical and safety concerns. Is there an ethical problem with exacting revenge on that
arm-breaking arm wrestling arcade game?
posted Jan 5th 2008 10:52PM
As a female arm amputee, I find your remarks disgusting - I am looking forward to having something other than a hook - that alone has it's own jokes. But, seriously - GET A LIFE!! I'm looking forward to no more stares at my hook! This is serious to many of us.
I lost my hand a few years ago in an auto accident and never realized how much one needs two hands. Luckily, I'm right handed and lost my left but my right hand has suffered from having the work of two. I'm hoping this will be better than the myoelectric hand that was heavy and malfunctioned all the time. Every time (almost)we have a storm my myo-hand would start going crazy. Not dangerous crazy but opening and closing without my having triggered it. I,for one will be checking this out. Sounds pretty new but should have the glitches ironed out within the next few years, unlike the myoelectrc.
Pickeral, have you gotten any info on this?
good luck getting that through airport security.
No chance of getting this through considering the TSA idiots have trouble with pies and small bottles of liquid and such...
looks like something from the terminator
The artist's rendering looks a lot like a shot from empire strikes back.
maybe that's because it is
:o
O RLY?
YA RLY!
Hello, nice to meet you human. I shall greet you with your traditional "handshake."
:crushes man to death:
Sorry, human.
Funny shit man....funny shit.
DARTH VADER IS LUKE'S FATHER! HA!
i think ur just a FEW years too late :P
I'm not sure if I could trust one of these in a masturbation scenario.
Please with a bionic arm the women will be all over you. No need to masterbate at all.
Or you could just send every other guy in the bar to the hospital and increase your odds that way.
I often wonder why the bionic arm must be clamped down so tightly during these open limb excursions.
DAMMIT, AN iLimb?!
This stinks of Apple.
Remember, kiddies, if your iLimb touches any third party anything, Apple'll brick it.
The force is strong with this one...
Finally, a real solution to my prostitute control and deployment issues. Gots to keep the b1tches skraight, u know...
We fear change.
As long as you've got a free hand, why don't you scratch ma balls.