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Bionic
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Bionic
Bionic advancements are leading to new devices and designs that are improving the lives of those with disabilities and impairments. Already, it's improving the lives o those with prosthetics and It's development is promising a bright future where the paralyzed will walk, the deaf will hear, and the blind can see.
But there are fears that one day it will lead to those with bionic parts and implants having Superhuman abilities. And they could be used to create bionic oppressive military forces or police force or dangerous criminal gangs.
There's also the possibility that bionic enhancement may becoming a consumer product the way plastic surgery and cosmetic enhancements are today. There may be a day where healthy enabled person decide to replace their organs, joints or limbs or receive chip implants all for the purpose of becoming better, stronger, and faster.
But there are fears that one day it will lead to those with bionic parts and implants having Superhuman abilities. And they could be used to create bionic oppressive military forces or police force or dangerous criminal gangs.
There's also the possibility that bionic enhancement may becoming a consumer product the way plastic surgery and cosmetic enhancements are today. There may be a day where healthy enabled person decide to replace their organs, joints or limbs or receive chip implants all for the purpose of becoming better, stronger, and faster.
Possible Benefits
Normal prosthetics are limited in many ways. There mainly designed for appearance and less for functionality.
Bionic Prosthetics are deigned to function as normal limbs.
Bionic Prosthetics are deigned to function as normal limbs.
Visual Prosthetics can restore vision for the visual impaired.
For those who with 100% vision loss, today's procedure are only able to restore partial vision. But future advances in bionics may lead to doctors being able to provide fully restore vision for the blind.
For those who with 100% vision loss, today's procedure are only able to restore partial vision. But future advances in bionics may lead to doctors being able to provide fully restore vision for the blind.
Bionic Hearing Implants can restore hearing for the hearing impaired.
For those who with 100% hearing loss, today's procedure are only able to restore partial hearing. But future advances in bionics may lead to doctors being able to provide fully restore vision for the deaf.
For those who with 100% hearing loss, today's procedure are only able to restore partial hearing. But future advances in bionics may lead to doctors being able to provide fully restore vision for the deaf.
In the future Bionic Organ could be manufactured in mass quantities. This would mean people in need of replacement organs would no longer need to wait for organs from human donors.
Bionic Organs could also be a safer alternative to human organ transplants which run the risk of being rejected by one's immune system.
Bionic Organs could also be a safer alternative to human organ transplants which run the risk of being rejected by one's immune system.
Through the use of advanced future bionic limbs, implants, and wearables, will enable users to perform above normal human capability.
These Super Human abilities could include
Bionic Legs
Run faster
Lift heavier objects
Advanced climbing abilities
Bionic Eyes:
See further distances
See smaller objects
See in complete darkness
Bionic Arms:
Lift heavier objects
Advanced climbing abilities
Bionic Hearing:
Hear far off distances sounds or conversation
See extreme frequency
These Super Human abilities could include
Bionic Legs
Run faster
Lift heavier objects
Advanced climbing abilities
Bionic Eyes:
See further distances
See smaller objects
See in complete darkness
Bionic Arms:
Lift heavier objects
Advanced climbing abilities
Bionic Hearing:
Hear far off distances sounds or conversation
See extreme frequency
Concerns & Fears
Some fear a future where those with bionics having an unfair advantage in the workplace and even in sports.
The fear is that governments would you bionic soldiers not just in the battlefield but also in everyday society to oppress and control the masses
Indeed, through fundamental advances in bionics in this century, we will set the technological foundation for an enhanced human experience, and we will end disability.
We're allowing people to do things that in some cases they haven't done for years, decades even.
These new prostheses aren't just going to restore missing human abilities. They're going to enhance our abilities, giving us powers we never had before
History
1961
1961
- Dr.Pramod Sethi develops the “Jaipur Foot", which is more flexible than previous foot prosthetics
- Heinrich Ernst developed the first computer-operated mechanical hand.
1965 - 1971
1965 - 1971
General Electric develops the first exoskeleton powered suit called the “Hardiman“. But it was deemed too heavy and bulky for human use.
September 1976
September 1976
December 1982
December 1982
Barney Bailey Clark, becomes first person to receive an Artificial Heart. He survived 112 days after the surgery
1993
1993
- David Gow develop first partial hand system
2007
2007
- Touch Bionics releases the I-limb
- Claudia Mitchell a former US Marine, becomes the first woman implanted with a bionic arm
Types of Bionic
Bionic limbs provide greater mobility then regular prosthetics. New advanced bionics allow users to operate their bionic limbs using brain signals similar to a normal limbs and also simulate touch
- Hand
- Feet
- Leg
- Arm
A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those suffering from partial or total blindness. (Wikipedia
Expect to see these Bionic Organs which are in development or are currently awaiting FDA approval.
- Heart
- Kidneys
- Lungs
- Bladders
- Pancreas
Exoskeletons are placed on the user's body and act as amplifiers that augment, reinforce or restore human performance. (ExoskeletonReport.com)
Hardiman
Hardiman was the first attempt to build a practical powered exoskeleton, by General Electric between 1965 and 1971. The machine was intended to allow the wearer to lift loads of 1500 pounds (680 kg) with ease. ]The project was led by the engineer Ralph Mosher, who had previously worked on the Handyman. (Wikipedia)
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