No, the old ones will do just fine. But if I were to loose a limb in accident I might consider getting a replacement, but I won't go chop of my legs just to get better at football.
If they develop superior prosthetics, would you amputate your biological limbs?
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I would only replace my left leg because it gives me pains every now and again from an accident a few years ago. Keep the rest for the obvious feeling of touch.
it all depends on the laser count of said prosthetics, if i'm going to hack my arm off and replace it, i want me some beam fingers.
Jokes aside, if i was in a terrible accident and lost my (insert limb/s here), i think i'd take the option.
Jokes aside, if i was in a terrible accident and lost my (insert limb/s here), i think i'd take the option.
If there were no major side effects I would have my brain scooped out and put in a robot body. after that I would wait for the artificial brain and when it is finished, I could make copies of it and become immortal.
naturally this is only if they make prosthetic nerves good enough to simulate touch.
naturally this is only if they make prosthetic nerves good enough to simulate touch.
If the limbs could perfectly interface with your existing nerves and mimic all the normal senses (sensation to touch, temperature, texture) then sure. Otherwise, no. If the new limbs took NOTHING away from me and only added new functions, then sure, why not?
One caveat though: It must be able to run on energy provided by the body. If the limbs are semi-organic, then that should be possible - if these machines use nano-technology then just allow the limbs to use ATP or some other biological/chemical source of energy. It would seriously suck to be out of the use of a limb just because you forgot to bring a spare battery.
It would also have to be able to repair itself somewhat, or otherwise be highly resistant to damage.
In short, it would have to be REEEAAAALLLLYYY advanced for me to even consider it.
One caveat though: It must be able to run on energy provided by the body. If the limbs are semi-organic, then that should be possible - if these machines use nano-technology then just allow the limbs to use ATP or some other biological/chemical source of energy. It would seriously suck to be out of the use of a limb just because you forgot to bring a spare battery.
It would also have to be able to repair itself somewhat, or otherwise be highly resistant to damage.
In short, it would have to be REEEAAAALLLLYYY advanced for me to even consider it.
No. I like my limbs and I see no reason why I should go through the pain and pay the expense of getting the prosthetics when my biological ones are fine.
I believe that to have a prosthetic limb - while all of yours are still in working condition - and that you didn't purposely go out and get crippled, you should have to pass extremely rigorous psychological testing to make sure that you don't abuse the system.
Hell yeah, I would.
Mostly:
New eyes, so I can see in the dark, and see infrared and ultraviolet spectra. (and not use glasses again) New ears, so my hearing is better. Better brain with higher memory capacity. (my current one sucks xD) 3G/4G/5G/whatever wifi receiver in my head and e-ink touchscreen in my arm. (basically built-in phone interface that when turned off, becomes basically invisible on my skin)
And what else...
Oh, yeah, good USB outlet somewhere. Just one.
Mostly:
New eyes, so I can see in the dark, and see infrared and ultraviolet spectra. (and not use glasses again) New ears, so my hearing is better. Better brain with higher memory capacity. (my current one sucks xD) 3G/4G/5G/whatever wifi receiver in my head and e-ink touchscreen in my arm. (basically built-in phone interface that when turned off, becomes basically invisible on my skin)
And what else...
Oh, yeah, good USB outlet somewhere. Just one.
If I could have one smallish part of my foot replaced with cyborg bits, rather than the entire limb, then yes, I'd do that, as long as there wasn't a really annoying constant upkeep dealio. (Like having to disassemble, clean and oil the whole thing twice daily)
As a biomedical engineer: No.
I'd need to be sure that it wouldn't be rejected for over 100 years, and have absolutely no complications... ie: impossible.
I'd need to be sure that it wouldn't be rejected for over 100 years, and have absolutely no complications... ie: impossible.
So what happens when people hack that 5G link and get direct control of your arm?Eventidal said:
Yes I have thought about this when trying to engingeer an arm myself.
I'll get back to you if I ever work anything out XD.
Uh... as someone trying to engineer this stuff, you should know that it can't be hacked if it's just hardwired to the main controls. (ie. your brain tells your arms what to do, and nothing more.)Bigfootmech said:
Not to mention, the phone in my arm would connect to wireless, NOT my brain or prosthetics. There would be a mic somewhere in my throat or something and a built-in speaker in my ear. In any case, my arm would likely still be my arm, just with the added bioelectronics, so there's nothing to hack there.
I agree on the robot eye thing.StraightToHeck said:
I have terrible eyesight, as in I can't see anything past 3 feet with my glasses off. I would love some sort of bionic eyes.