Bionics
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ScienceDennis Aabo Sørensen may be missing a hand, but he nonetheless recently felt rough and smooth textures using a fingertip on that arm. The fingertip was electronic, and was surgically hard-wired to nerves in his upper arm.
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Scientists have created an implantable brain-machine interface that may soon allow people with spinal cord injuries the ability to walk again using the power of their own thoughts.
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Researchers at the University of Washington have developed visual simulations that indicate what the world might look like to people with retinal implants. The resulting images are, in a word, blurry.
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Biomedical engineering company Össur has announced the successful development of a thought controlled bionic prosthetic leg. The new technology enables subconscious, real-time control and faster, more natural responses and movements.
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ScienceAs different human enhancement technologies advance at different rates, they bleed into society gradually and without fanfare. What's more, they will increasingly necessitate discussion about areas that are often overlooked – what are the logistics and ethics of being superhuman?
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Practical exoskeletons have moved closer to common usage with the news that Honda has begun leasing 100 of its Walking Assist Devices to hospitals in Japan so that it can monitor and validate their usefulness of the device in the real world.