Science Builds the Bionic Cat
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Soon there will be bionic dogs chasing bionic cats through your yard on rocket boosters.
Like I says, tomorrow was yesterday!
Like I says, tomorrow was yesterday!
I notice they skirt around the issue of "how much did this cost".
To whom does this cat belong? Bill Gates? If so what was it doing sleeping in a farmer's field...
Still, it is awesome. Just makes me wonder about the details. I just lost my cat of 18 years earlier this year. No amount of bionics could have staved off old age. Just makes me wonder if some day this might be viable for the pets of ordinary people should the need arise.
At any rate now that we have a bionic supercat, perhaps it can be used to stave off the impending catnarok and prevent the end of the world.
To whom does this cat belong? Bill Gates? If so what was it doing sleeping in a farmer's field...
Still, it is awesome. Just makes me wonder about the details. I just lost my cat of 18 years earlier this year. No amount of bionics could have staved off old age. Just makes me wonder if some day this might be viable for the pets of ordinary people should the need arise.
At any rate now that we have a bionic supercat, perhaps it can be used to stave off the impending catnarok and prevent the end of the world.
I can haz sooper kitteh?
Seriously though, give the thing some laser-eyes, and I'm set. I will worship that crippled cat for as long as I live.
Seriously though, give the thing some laser-eyes, and I'm set. I will worship that crippled cat for as long as I live.
heres hoping it continues to stay stable, I'm suprised they were able to get the skin grafting to take and such...but as you can see he doesn't walk normal in the least. I feel sorry for the cat....I'm between putting it out of its misery and hoping its able to lead a normal life now.
so many variables from the grafts being rejected eventually, to him being completely uncomfortable with the pressures the metal objects put on his body...ect that all point to it would have been better to save it the pain.
But heres hoping.
so many variables from the grafts being rejected eventually, to him being completely uncomfortable with the pressures the metal objects put on his body...ect that all point to it would have been better to save it the pain.
But heres hoping.
I'm happy the cat can live normally now. The implications for future human prosthetics are a nice bonus, but I'm quite a fan of cats, so...
Well, bionic limbs do "work".The Great JT said:
Sure, we don't have any hand/arm/eye prosthesis that surpass the biological versions... yet, but there IS that runner with bionic legs who is able to reach inhuman speeds and is banned from competition because of that. He's a world record holder for running 100, 200 and 400 meters, and he got no legs.
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius[/link]
This guy.
As a transhumanist and big supporter of body enhancements, I support!
This is clearly the first step in technological upgrades in which will make cats the supreme overlords of the universe. Just you wait!
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Serious though, that is pretty amazing. I feel bad for the cat though for the original situation. :/
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Serious though, that is pretty amazing. I feel bad for the cat though for the original situation. :/
I seen this in the paper yesterday.
I feel sorry for the poor guy, losing his back legs to a combine harvester sounds awfull!
But glad he was lucky enough to get a second chance.
I feel sorry for the poor guy, losing his back legs to a combine harvester sounds awfull!
But glad he was lucky enough to get a second chance.
