Cyborgs Incoming!
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No. But what I was disputing was that this was the FIRST robotic arm with feeling. Professor Warwick already did that. This may be the first real life application of the technology, but not the first robotic arm with feeling.poncho14 said:
I'm just curious how the devout theological types would view this in terms of limb regeneration. I think they would very much so be for it, after all, the best alternative would most likely be stem cells. I'm also curious to see if this plays out at all like Ghost In The Shell, in that where will the line for being human and machine be drawn?
Lastly, I've been wanting to be a cyborg for some time, to prove a point to people who modify their bodies for artistic reasons, ie tattoos or piercings. I despise the concept of modifying your body in artistic pursuits, but functional ones I find acceptable, even admirable.
Lastly, I've been wanting to be a cyborg for some time, to prove a point to people who modify their bodies for artistic reasons, ie tattoos or piercings. I despise the concept of modifying your body in artistic pursuits, but functional ones I find acceptable, even admirable.
I don't think so, somehow. I can see them being utterly opposed to it.Bitter_one13 said:
Why? It's up to the individual what he or she does with their body.Bitter_one13 said:
Actually, I somewhat doubt that. Or if there are limits, they'll be ridiculously high, more imposed for the safety of the equipment than the person.Reuq said:
The military and industrial applications of this technology are immense, as I'm sure everyone is aware, so limiting the power just wouldn't be advantageous. And as far as military applications,I'm not just talking about sending in a warbot, we could just develop gauntlet to go over and augment the troop's hands. I'm curious about the affect of having two inputs along one nerve path, however.
No one's dying to get this, not even little stem cells. If God supposedly has no issue with piercings, hydraulic pumps, or the prosthetic limbs we have now, I don't see why the issue would start.theshadow308 said:
Yep. And I don't have to like it on myself. Tattoos just represent a temporary statement, a statement of who you were at the time, a reminder. I want to forget the person I was, and currently am even, as soon as humanly possible. Part of why I'm so enthusiastic about this whole cyberization (SP?) thing.theshadow308 said:
Actually, now that you mention it, I'm willing to guess that that would the upper limit determination of how powerful of prosthetics can be made. The bone has to be uncovered, and I can't think of any easy way to harden it without disabling the capability of blood production. Granted, I know that there is synthetic blood out there, but there's the issue of coagulation and antibodies.MaxTheReaper said:
