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General Discussion => Real World Topics => Topic started by: Alice on August 18, 2014, 10:48:56 AM

Title: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: Alice on August 18, 2014, 10:48:56 AM
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140625130137.htm (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140625130137.htm)

We can actually override neural impulses with technology now. We may actually be able to achieve cyborg tech sometime in the middle future with this sort of advancement. It's pretty neat either way though, cyborg tech or no. The guy will be able to move his arm again, which is really nice. :)

So thoughts, feelings, blah blah blah?
Title: Re: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: lantzblades on August 18, 2014, 11:09:10 PM
If true that's great, the idea of reconstructing pathways and musculature through technology is great. I just hope it's not just smoke and mirrors. I have friends that would really benefit from this kind of advancement.
Title: Re: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: Cherry Lover on August 18, 2014, 11:36:12 PM
Yeah, if this can be demonstrated to work effectively, it's really awesome. And, from that article, it certainly looks like it works, and I can't see anything that looks likely to go wrong with it.

As for cyborg stuff, well, in principle it is a step towards that possibility, and I can't see any reason why the same technology couldn't be used to control an artificial limb, but I suspect there are quite a few other problems that will arise before that becomes a reality.
Title: Re: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: SINIB on August 19, 2014, 03:03:17 AM
Yeah, the future is within sight.
Title: Re: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: Ivan The Mouse on August 22, 2014, 10:01:21 AM
Soon enough, we'll be able to transplant our brains or even just consciousness into machines.

Sounds like transhuman immortality, alright. But I'm impartial to it.
Title: Re: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: Kiritsugu_Emiya on August 28, 2014, 06:08:57 PM
Hey if this stuff works efficiently its awesome and well judging from the article there doesn't seem to be any problems with it so yeah I feel happy for the guy who can move his arm again so that's also good for him
Title: Re: Cyborg tech on the way?
Post by: Kotomine_Rin on November 09, 2014, 04:34:33 PM
We have the technology, we can make him stronger, faster, harder, better.
Soon, my dream of world dominion by creating an army of Franco cyborg clones will be a reality!
Damn, this technology is fucking sweet.