What is Digg?136 Comments
- shadus, on 10/12/2007, -3/+104Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Dean Kamen will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.
The bionic man jokes aside, that's very damn cool, it would be great to see similar technology developed for legs and specifically hands and fingers. Personally, I look forward to a full cybernetics... I want a neural interface dammit. - AKBryant54, on 10/12/2007, -1/+70Real life cyborgs = automatic front page
- evilesttoast, on 10/12/2007, -8/+65Does it have an iPod dock?
- Paperthin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+47Dean Kamen isn't a hack. He founded F.I.R.S.T., a robotics competition for highschools around the world, and it's very possible that he built a robtic arm. He is a well acknowledged engineer.
- D3koy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+36@AKbryant54
Edit: Cyborg arm WITH LASERS equals auto front page _and_ me cutting off my left arm... - spookyttws, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32It's really cool, but it's got to be strange to have full control over an appendage, but have no feeling in it.
- Br0wn, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31pretty amazing, imagine it has an autopilot for those lonely nights?
- Waterispoison, on 10/12/2007, -6/+31I can just imagine someones first night alone with the new arm.
*fap* *fap* ... wait no strike that.
*clunk* *clunk * *clunk* - hplasm, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23*rip*
ow! - AmishRefugee, on 10/12/2007, -6/+25He says that in the future, entire cities will be designed and built around this cyborg arm! It will revolutionize.... arms.... forever....
- Flanker, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Kamen has over 400 patents and invented a portable insulin pump when he was still in college. Just because you're too lazy to Google/Wikipedia things you don't know about, that doesn't make this a hoax.
Edit: beat on the insulin pump by drmatt - Narwaffle, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22Not buying until it gets SP1 and laser beams.
- hplasm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22It's been stopped.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6434773.stm
Uk police are seeking a woman known only as Connor, S and a large male wearing sunglasses. - Cenobite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18I guess it would feel a lot like if your arm was under anesthetic: you can still manipulate it easily, you just have to be careful that you don't grip stuff too tightly or too weakly. They'd only need a way for the robotic arm to give feedback on pressure. I don't see that as being too far off (if it isn't around already), because I remember reading an article a few years ago where they managed to equip an amputee with a bionic arm that was capable of having him "feel" hot from cold.
- disillusioned, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Dean Kamen is the inventor... not the guy wearing the arm.
He also invented the Segway. Or "IT." - Dotcommer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17I think the person filming this needs a ***** robotic arm. Its so shakey, I can't stand it. Seriously people, get tripods, in the worst case scenario... tuck it into your chest and use your body as a stabilizer, hell, turn on the shakey camera feature found in most cameras now to alleviate some of the shake! Do SOMETHING!
- DrMatt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18Kamen also invented the insulin pump...
- OutrightLie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Dean Kamen invented the pneumatic system used in home dialysis machines, the Segway (which wasn't basic, and very innovative), the motorized wheelchair that goes up and down stairs. His last project was a device that can turn non-potable water into drinking water (for third-world countries). Apparently he was doing the cyborg arm. Also today, my friend was telling me about how he is working on a suit for the military that will allow a soldier to jump up to five stories tall (so they don't need to risk a helicopter to put people on the roof of a building).
Dean Kamen, as crazy as he is, is a very smart and very innovative person.
~OutrightLie (proud alumni member of FIRST Robotics Team 312) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15The Segway is not that basic. It was ridiculously overhyped, but it is not a simple invention either.
- kublerross, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13they already have systems in place to divert sensory input from a prosthetic limb to other areas and the brain eventually learns the new 'wiring'. it can be fairly low tech, for example sensations from the hand can activate electrical or mechanical stimuli on the skin over the shoulder blade where the prosthetic attaches.
- McLumpy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14And the best part is, now the guy can perform alchemy without a transmutation circle.
- PathDaemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11He also invented the portable dialysis machine, improved the helicopter, and, oh yeah, started FIRST.
Team 555 FTW.
Also, he insisted on posing for his picture with President Clinton in the iBot wheelchair, when he's anything but disabled. That takes determination. - mortigon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Next article: "Man With First Bionic Penis!"
- interg12, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Dugg, because it makes me hope for cyborg athletes.
Anybody remember that movie Rookie of the Year? A cyborg arm could make that possible. it would rule. - civdis24, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8@ hplasm
Unfortunately, the launch of Skynet is only postponed. Our doom still awaits us - ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6How does a Cyborg arm allow you to make a ***** movie possible?
- darkspire, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Nice segway reference. I certainly hope that this works a little better, and is better received by the public than the segway though.
- killerofkiller, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7that's so 3 months ago
- AlanCayce, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7This was another story submitted a couple months ago:
http://digg.com/mods/Woman_with_bionic_arm_regains_sense_of_touch - wheeliedude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I have met Dean Kamen at one of the FIRST robotics competitions, and he's a nice guy.
Segway'd to the robotic arm, I see. - nreynolds, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7@ Paperthin
I competed in the FIRST robotics competition today actually. It's good but a lot of the schools have engineers the build their entire robot for them. My school has 1 advisor and he's awesome, but there's no way he'd build our robot for us and we wouldn't want him to, because then we don't get any experience. But if you walk around the pits during one of the competitions you'll see tons of schools where the kids are just sitting around and adults are working on the robot, its ridiculous and really makes it unfair for the schools that don't have the same connections or want to build their robot honestly.
on a side note, some of the teams that made it into playoffs were so bogus, 3 of them were broken and they made it in over my team (we were ranked 25 out of 51, but a LOT of that was because of who was on our team during qualifying matches). I know none of you have any idea what I'm talking about, I just had to vent about the bogus-ness of how FIRST handles a lot of it. But I still had a lot of fun, especially the match we won 94-4. I think anyone that reads this should check out this year's game (Rack-n-Roll) just to see what we have to do. - mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7You know, good old American rudeness conquers all once again (and I am from the U.S.) I HATE when people continue to talk through a presentation. You can hear all the chatter in the background of this video. It makes me feel like shouting "Shut the hell up and pay attention so you don't ask dumbass questions afterwards!" Can anyone relate to this?
- AdmiralAdama, on 10/12/2007, -15/+20I can tell you that in a hundred years, we're gonna have some trouble with our cyborg population. Enjoy it for now tho.
- PathDaemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Way to ruin the inside-ness.
Oh, and a major diff is that the Seg's designed for anyone. This arm is for those who need one, and one would be stupid not to take it over a primitive version. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6When will I *prefer* having artificial parts and voluntarily have my limbs replaced? I think no later than 2030.
- AllnightChemist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It's possible that the ratio of audience members to arms was 1:1. That would make it important, useful *****.
Incidentally, I think the guy that filmed this had no arms and balanced the camera on the end of a tea spoon he had in his mouth. - WeeGee41, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ah yes. The next step in totally badass future *****. how could it not bring a tear to your eye?
- ensypher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3So i just came from the FIRST Bayou regional.. and no one cried but EVERYONE stood up and applauded. And no...this video is not a fake. Dean Kamen came out, spoke, and presented the video to everyone. The arm has 14 points of rotation compared to the human arm with 21.
Dean Kamen is an awesome, super intelligent and compassionate innovator.
I was upset with some of the calls made in relation to elimination but all the robots did an awesome job. - Paperthin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4We didn't make it to playoffs but we were picked by the sixth seed, but i agree, the ranking systems weren't the greatest. Our team, not mentors, built a six-axis claw with 540 rotation and we got 11th seed, whereas a bot with no capabilities, no ramp OR claw got the eighth seed. It was ridiculous but we won anyway.
I know what you mean about teams, that don't do anything, it pisses me off. - Billistic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Same thing was said about computers not too long ago...
- GiJoeBob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4There are more cyborgs in the world that you think. Dear old Granny has an artificial hip - doesn't that make her a cyborg?
- ninjathis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3how much does it cost? I'm curious
- lewikee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Actually you don't even need pain sensors on the arm. I'm sure you've heard the reports about that family in Pakistan whose members feel no pain whatsoever but still retain all sense of touch. If you could find out exactly which parts of the brain are responsible for touch, and given that they are not necessarily associated with pain, you could give him a working, feeling arm without the drawbacks of pain.
- JrGhoull, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3lol agreed but only because i'm hearing impaired and background noises reduces my understanding of whats being said by up to 90% if its bad enough
- NealV, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I wonder if he regains his proprioception with a bionic arm. Truth be told, I'm unsure on everything that this sense is based on, but it might require more feedback before he can close his eyes and touch his nose - or can he do that already?
Also, one thing I always wonder when I see these developments. Which do you think we will develop first - a full mechanical limb replacement (same control and dexterity as a natural limb, along with sense of touch, pressure, heat, pain) or the ability fully regrow limbs? - Ngai, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Kind-of, I suppose...... you still have to remember if one of them goes haywire...
traumatized war vets + robotic arms + loud noises = someone's gonna get hurt... - RuthlessPirate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Is this the best quality vid we could find? I mean come on.
Dugg for the cool factor though. - DharmaTurtle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Telescoping.
:) - d1g1ta7, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I was at the event in New Orleans when he announced it. He gave a great speech about his hopes for the world, and how those of us there (the teams who participated in F.I.R.S.T. (look up a few comments)) were helping to make it a reality. He then said that his team had been contacted by the Department of Defense to try to make something better for the soldiers who return home, and are given an artificial arm with 2 points of articulation. While the normal arm has around 29 (I think), this has 14. On any level, this was amazing, and to be there when it was announced only made the experience unforgettable.
- AllnightChemist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is original documentary footage, rated by experts as highly credible.
-
Show 51 - 100 of 133 discussions
The Digg Toolbar for Firefox lets you Digg, submit content, and keep track of Digg even when you're not on the Digg site. Download the official 
© Digg Inc. 2009
— Content created and posted by Digg users is