by The Curious Technologist | Oct 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Bionic Man Comes to NYCC The Bionic Man is different from advanced, DARPA-hardened robots , in fact, it can’t really walk that well at all. Instead with $1 million, Meyer, Walker and a team of engineers created the robot as a walking and talking showcase of human...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
sagansense: How to Give Prosthetic Hands Touch Sense Although prosthetic hands give amputees a way to grasp objects, they do not offer a sense of touch. That means the person has to watch his or her robotic hand as it reaches to push or pick up an item. Now...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
neuromorphogenesis: A blueprint for restoring touch with a prosthetic hand New research at the University of Chicago is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that one day could convey real-time sensory information to amputees via a direct...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
fastcompany: “Big data is going to make us all healthier. What kind of diet should certain people be on? Are there things people are doing that make them really high-risk for cancer? There’s a whole group of people who are 100-plus and have no disease. Why?”...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
neuromorphogenesis: “Pop, Pop, Pop.” She Heard Her Brain in Action In November of last year, Jan Scheuermann did something she never thought she would do again: She fed herself a piece of chocolate. For the last decade Scheuermann, 54, has been a prisoner in her own...
