Man Chooses to Swap Disabled Hand for Bionic Replacement
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There's certainly military use for it, in fact big projects are working in these area for the funding alone. However, the uses are not what you might imagine, they don't work on hidden gatling guns in arms. The primary use of "augmentations" as of now is to support already existing structures using partial exoskeletons (making it possible to carry a lot of weight over long distances without developing fatigue), full replacements are currently still trying to catch up with the body's very own standards.ZombieDeadNoMore said:
Not only is your body tougher than it looks like, especially the bones, it's also pretty light considering its durability, it can regenerate on its own and maintain itself, and all limbs have a safe power source. Not so much with existing prosthetics. Complete arms might have decent functionality (sense of touch aside), but you'll need to carry a little engine with you at all times.
Of course different body parts bring different challenges with them, i.e. replacing an eye is complicated because of its nerve connection, replacing arms because of the muscle power. Either way, today's designs are nowhere near compact enough to work like in fiction.
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So yeah, as of now exoskeletons are actually more interesting for the military. They're simpler in design, maintenance and compatibility and your soldiers don't have to sacrifice any limbs. I think it's more likely to see Ironman's powersuit in the future military than replacement limbs with superhuman powers.
So "Might makes Right" huh? The tagline of every dictator and tyrant. I don't get that second sentence though, "if someone has superior vision how is thinking they are superior delusional?" Other then the fact that it is merely an advantage rather than a measure of worth would be the response. Well here is to hoping that this technology is used responsibly.ReiverCorrupter said:
a Scottish company (yay) Touch Bionics has made the i-Arm (if i remember correctly), which is the forearm. this field of research is advancing quite well.ssManae said:
You guys sure come up with a lot of these. Do you read some sort of a manual, perhaps a handbook of some sort? I'd try to think of more, but you guys seem to have a handle on these. I'd find some sort of an idiom for how well you know your puns, but I can't think of one.Canadish said:And the gauntlet is thrown.HankMan said:I don't know, you seem to have a good grasp on the concept, but any more and the gloves are coming off!Canadish said:
I warn ye, we're already snatching each others puns here.
huh I thought we had been doing this prosthetic stuff for awhile now, what would REALLY impress me is if someone elected to replace a perfectly functional working hand with one, that would kind of amaze and surprise me rather than just, someone decided to get a prosthetic!
Pun relating to handsMegacherv said:
But this man will be the first cyborg. He will be a symbol of hope to all cyborgs when the war inevitably begins.
You know maybe I have no morality. But the day I can get a shiny titanium arm that is as/more mobile, functional, strong (much stronger), and allows me to feel things I would do it. I mean what are the cons there (the shiny titanium bit is personal preference, I never understood the complaints in fullmetal alchemist). And my arm works perfectly at the moment.Ekonk said:
And if I could get eyes that worked better than mine there would be no questions. None.
An interesting theory in science now is that our evolution is no longer boilogical and that the evolutionary level of our species is now defined mostly by how technologically advanced we become. So if our technology augments and improves our biology with no drawbacks it is sill to object.
My point wasn't that "might makes right." My point was that rights are constructed by human beings and have no real power beside the power that we give them by believing in them. It's a practical point: if society breaks down then anything goes, it doesn't matter if it's 'right' or not. In the apocalyptic scenario no talk about morality makes any sense.PrinceofPersia said:
We create worth, and we can value anything however we want. What is delusional is to think that you have a universal claim to what has worth that equally applies to everyone even if they disagree. I just don't get talk about "moral status" or "moral superiority" or "universal rights." I don't see how rights can exist without a government or some social contract where people agree to grant each other rights in exchange for other benefits.
If you want to read a good philosophical discussion of human enhancement, I suggest you read Beyond Humanity? by Allen Buchanan.
I'm also for the judicial and responsible use of the technology, I just don't think enhancement necessarily leads to anything bad any more than any other technological innovation.
It's sociological evolution. It's no longer the physical structure of our bodies that determines our success, but the sociological institutions we form. Thus the selective pressures act on our institutions instead of us.xXGeckoXx said:
The thing we have to watch out for is letting our institutions advance to the point where we are no longer necessary for their functioning. Then we would only be a burden to the system. That's why I don't care all that much for AI, or at least greater-than-human AI. Let's just improve our own minds instead, I prefer to be at the top of the system.
what did the nailed part have to do with hands?Megacherv said:
anyway, this is a real gripping story they got here. i bet the hand cost him an arm and a leg. it just hit me that i'm a tad bit thirsty, imma get some hawaiian punch.
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Cool. Will there be <a href=http://wavcentral.com/sounds/televis/six_million/smbion.mp3>that weird sound whenever he uses his hand?
DAMMIT! I wanted to be one of the first people to remove my limbs and get cybernetic replacements!
But seriously, there were people who opposed this? On what grounds would someone be against using a prosthetic hand to replace a dead, useless one? I really hope it wasn't a sort of "god crippled your hand for a reason and to replace it with a machine is unnatural" thing
But seriously, there were people who opposed this? On what grounds would someone be against using a prosthetic hand to replace a dead, useless one? I really hope it wasn't a sort of "god crippled your hand for a reason and to replace it with a machine is unnatural" thing
Don't knuckle under. They'll be under your thumb if you're willing to wrist it all.DEATHROAD said: