Category Archives: cyborg

BrainGate Update

Posted on May 16, 2012 by metavalent

Researchers have been improving upon BrainGate — a brain-machine interface that allows users to control an external device with their minds — for years, but what you see here is the most advanced incarnation of the implant system to date. … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Bionic Man

Posted on March 26, 2012 by metavalent

The author’s site lists this article as Waiting for the Bionic Man, so maybe Wired applied some kind of proprietary troll-baiting re-title algorithm to bump up the irritated enthusiast click through rate, or something: “A True Bionic Limb Remains Far … Continue reading →

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The $60,000 Bionic Boy

Posted on December 10, 2011 by metavalent

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“Not Survival of the Fittest, but Construction of the Intended”

Posted on December 10, 2011 by metavalent

“The next programming paradigm is life science. We’re going to create a living world, this century.” Andrew Hessel Finally, someone else articulating this truth with the scientific authority that might be better heard and received.

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Human Echolocation

Posted on November 12, 2011 by metavalent

"Convention, by it’s nature, adheres to itself and rejects what is not conventional." – Daniel Kish  

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The Growing Eyeborg & Cyborg Population

Posted on August 29, 2011 by metavalent

As we’ve long tracked, the eyeborgs continue to grow in numbers amongst us. “The species has evolved to this point in time, but who says that’s the end of the line?” – David Jönsson

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BioBolt ASIC microchip skull implant

Posted on June 21, 2011 by metavalent

Once again, the inexhaustible KAI reporting: “A bolt implanted in the skull would contain an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) microchip under the skin in the skull. It would pick up and process neural signals, and transmit them via the skin … Continue reading →

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iLimb & Myoelectric Replacement Parts Update on the path to #SubstrateIndependence

Posted on June 5, 2011 by metavalent

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Artificial Retina Progress

Posted on June 3, 2011 by metavalent

MIT Retinal Implant Research Group: “The major thrust of the RLE Retinal Implant Research Group is to develop a microelectronic retinal implant to restore vision to patients with age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The group’s implant design has unique … Continue reading →

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Next: Neural Prosthetics

Posted on May 18, 2011 by metavalent

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Psychology of a techno-human cognitive network

Posted on May 6, 2011 by metavalent

Oh oh. The normals have found us (Psychology Today) . Time to break camp and move forward again. In short, augmented cognition. Or, put another way, in a world where complexity is already overwhelming, and yet continues to accelerate, networked … Continue reading →

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CMU Robotics SARCOS

Posted on April 23, 2011 by metavalent

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Telescopic eye implant approved by the FDA

Posted on January 26, 2011 by metavalent

Not new, but worth reminding.

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