Dave
That is incredibly cool!
“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.”
Keleborn
Hahahaha I have friend who is making his dissertation about an arm like that, but not that cool hahaha he’s gonna cry when he sees it
L
Amazing! They’ve come a long way from hooks and pulleys.
Now they just need to make one that can get wet. Being able to use something like that in the shower would be a huge plus.
Dan
Yes. Very amazing. I wish the would have miced Dean Kamen a bit better. I could only hear him mumbling.
This is quite an improvement over those dorky (yet strangely cool) Segways.
darksider
That was pretty amazing.
however, the guy said he could pick up a peeled banana without squishing it not that he could peel it. I bet that in a few years they will make peeling a banana possible.
Charles
Check out some of Dean’s crazy-ass wheelchair work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Vmmo47ucU
And yes the sound mix on Mr. Kamen is awful. “Luke arms” but no THX sound. Damn shame.
vladicus
if i were in his position, i would no doubt be masturbating furiously on the car ride home
Fsmarch
Totally incredible! I simply cannot imagine being without two arms and two legs, but so many people have to live that way. We should be very thankful to what we have.
Xinavera
Amazing stuff. Dean Kamen is one of those revolutionary inventors like Burt Rutan who can think way, way outside the box. Go to it, folks!
JamesM
Wow. The most impressive think about all of this is that despite the degree of this guy’s amputation (above the elbow), the machine is still able to allow him to control fingers individually. That’s the holy grail of prosthetics right there. They’ve been able to sense tension and control (grip) but it was like a vice. Two ends open and close (thumb+all fingers)…. Individual finger control. Holy cow. Amazing. My jaw dropped when he picked up the cordless drill.
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