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Paralysed man moves in mind-reading exoskeleton
#1
We are making more and more advancements in our technology to help out world. A surgery needs to be done for this to work, and the suit is not able to be used out of the lab yet, but I have a feeling, that with how quickly our technology advances, the suit will be ready for use out the lab in the near future. The suit is not ready to be out of the lab yet because it is hooked up to the ceiling to ensure that the suit/exoskeleton will not fall over with him, to ensure he is kept upright. The surgery involves covering 2 parts of the brain that control movement and placing implants which read the brain activity and function and sends the message to the computer, to then be performed by the suit. It is amazing how somebody could make something such as this suit that would change so many peoples lives and the struggles they would no longer have to go through. This man who was used in the trial, began to control and avatar on a computer before he got into the suit. This suit does not completely restore function but it does give those paralyzed a chance to walk again. There is the potential to build better more advanced computers to read, in more detail, brainwaves and convert them into functions more easily, as with the rate our world goes, this will soon become a reality. I do have a couple questions on how this may work, but an advancement such as this is a huge step into the mobility of those who are paralyzed. Will this be available for any ages in the future? Will it be functional? Anyone have opinions on this advancement and or further future advancements that should or will be made?
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49907356
#2
The technology advancement is awesome but to think about not every one can be able to afford such advancement. And doesn’t this technological advancement which is connected to the brain have an effect of the productivity of the brain?
#3
This is amazing imagine if we could projects the signals and use the exoskeletons within long range distances, Im talking space cyborgs remotely controlled ofcourse....
#4
that is a great idea, as we could not only use it for helping humans on earth with mobility but we could find more and more information about our universe and space.
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(10-07-2019, 08:48 AM)LydiaKlok Wrote: We are making more and more advancements in our technology to help out world. A surgery needs to be done for this to work, and the suit is not able to be used out of the lab yet, but I have a feeling, that with how quickly our technology advances, the suit will be ready for use out the lab in the near future. The suit is not ready to be out of the lab yet because it is hooked up to the ceiling to ensure that the suit/exoskeleton will not fall over with him, to ensure he is kept upright. The surgery involves covering 2 parts of the brain that control movement and placing implants which read the brain activity and function and sends the message to the computer, to then be performed by the suit. It is amazing how somebody could make something such as this suit that would change so many peoples lives and the struggles they would no longer have to go through. This man who was used in the trial, began to control and avatar on a computer before he got into the suit. This suit does not completely restore function but it does give those paralyzed a chance to walk again. There is the potential to build better more advanced computers to read, in more detail, brainwaves and convert them into functions more easily, as with the rate our world goes, this will soon become a reality. I do have a couple questions on how this may work, but an advancement such as this is a huge step into the mobility of those who are paralyzed. Will this be available for any ages in the future? Will it be functional? Anyone have opinions on this advancement and or further future advancements that should or will be made?
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49907356
This is a great new advancement in our technology. It can allow many people to be able to walk again but just like it was mentioned, I feel that not a lot of people would be able to afford it. Also could there be side effects or disadvantages?
#6
This advancement is great and all, but what if it is misused. Countries could use this technology to build super-soldiers by making their army stronger and more resilient. With thi and nuclear weapons, the world is truly at risk of the greatest of all wars.
#7
This advancement in technology is a huge step toward helping people and possibly giving some people a new meaning or capability in their life.  And although right now doing something like this is very expensive and very few people could actually afford it, in the future this technology could actually be more common for people, like how prosthetic and bionic arms are now a common thing for people with missing limbs.
#8
This technology and similar tech is quite astounding and is only the tip of the iceberg. We are currently in a technology advancement that will bring incredible wonders to our everyday lives. Ground breaking technology like this shows the beneficial effects that tech can and will have on our lives. This does get one thinking; What kind of cybernetic augmentations will be available in the near future.


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