| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/28/2009 11:27:44 AM | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QPiF4-iu6g&feature=fvst
Ok....take a look....could this be the next step for humanity to delay death for a long time? Could using a human brain be far behind this step?
I think the idea could have a lot of potential. What about a "dual core" brain...part trapped in your body, part running "peripherals" that are controlled by part of your brain. Think what a boon that would be to those who are paralyzed. They could literally "send" a robot, totally controlled by them to, say, the store for some munchies. Or clean up the place. Or go to work, say, in a virtual office, or even better, a factory or whatever.
Could this technology actually help us, as a species? | |
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/28/2009 11:44:22 AM | Pretty exciting stuff!
Interesting also that the brain cells were grown and not harvested. I don't think it can 'learn' as the previous clip states. But technically it is the very first cyborg.
Thanks for the find; this article explains more about how they develop the neurons. . .
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926696.100-rise-of-the-ratbrained-robots.html | |
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/28/2009 9:03:53 PM | With such utlization of robots and the connection to our brains, I wonder how that would influence human development. With parts of the brain not as vital to survival and growth, will they wither, the way that previous more primal aspects evolved away? Would that lead to enrichment of other areas of the brain or decay of the overall organ? What of our physicality? Or resulting lack thereof. On the one side, fewer back pains or shoulder stress or various other work related maladies. On the other, ICPF (Increased Couch Potato Factor) could result in an even flabbier, less fit society than at present. Perhaps to startling levels.
How would being free labour change our perspective? For undoubtedly it would. About the world around ourselves. Our fellow beings. Ourselves. How many generations before a rightful sense of entitlement misted over society?
Just random thoughts and questions inspired by the OP.
BTW - I wonder how they verified that the impulses weren't all or partly random firings. Or did they care about that? Of course, I'm assuming that by keeping the brain alive in a jar (shades of Steve Martin: The Rat With Two Brains!) that it was still functioning though. Sometimes these days I'm not sure which is only the stuff and movies and the actual state and expected near future of technology and science.
Of course, many a time do I fall victim to the old saying "A little knowledge ..."
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/28/2009 10:14:54 PM | | All you need to see is "How William Shatner Changed the World" on the history channel. LMAO Umm, there are some loons trying to become cyborgs now. I think the more we get from some convenience the more we lose in other areas of our humanity. JMO | |
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/29/2009 1:27:18 AM | | being human dosent necessarily mean we have to have flesh i mostly think its a stae of mind how we are everyday | |
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/29/2009 8:03:47 AM | Some interesting questions...and comments.
Well...."loons" to describe someone who wishes to become "cyborg" isn't really fair. I've known a few people who could have used a few "parts" that would work better than what they had/have now. A paralyzed arm isn't fun to work with. But a robotic one could have made a huge difference. Same with legs.
I know that amputees have to watch it with their hearts and such things. I really don't know the ins and outs of the whole deal though.
If you had a small robot with various capabilities, which could be controlled by your mind, it could go a long ways towards doing things.
Firefighters. Cops. Soldiers. Nursing staff. Miners. Deep sea exploration, and space. Longshoremen, fishermen, airline pilots, surgeons. Lots of ways it could be utilized. If you could control more than one...that would bring all new meaning to the word "multi-tasking".
Couch potatoes? Maybe...but I'd think that a lot of people would soon become too bored with that lifestyle and start doing something. Like take up golf....play a bit of baseball, even go out for a walk, or learn to dance. | |
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/29/2009 8:25:52 AM | truthfully think of the effect on space travel it would have, low/zero need for oxygen, food as well. a cyborg could live on paste and less air than regular human and you would have a trained, skeptical mind to determine terrain and habitability for future expiditions.
medical break-throughs are already working on it, think the robotic claw fitted onto soldiers since the gulf war. its very exciting tech to me, i have 2 herniated disc that dont allow me to fuction the way i used to/want to, cyborg spinal implant? im a guinea pig for it! | |
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| Cyborgs...fact or fiction?
Posted: 10/29/2009 8:13:41 PM | I wonder what the protocol/procedure would be should the host human die or suffer a brain-altering event, such as a blow to the head or Alzheimer's. How tied to the original live person would the bot be? That is, could a new brain be scanned into a pre-loved bot? If that is the case, then might you also be able to bot-share? Could more than one mind operate a bot at once? What would be the need to have them humanesque, especially if the were rampant? You'd think there would be a wide variety to best suit the requirements of the wide array of tasks to be performed.
Again, just random thoughts. | |
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