12 Apr 07
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I can never remember the name of that English scientist whom had a
computer chip surgically implanted in his wrist. The chip was connected to the
nerves and on the other side to a robotic hand. Now, when the scientist open
and closed his fist, the robotic hand did the same. See the mechanical hand
received the nerve signals from the brain and acted on them.
Excellent! Now, remove all my body parts that can be recreated as
mechanical devices and hook! me! up!
I want to robotomise myself! 😀
12 Apr 07
Originally posted by stockenYou need to talk with the enity called Nordlys.
I can never remember the name of that English scientist whom had a
computer chip surgically implanted in his wrist. The chip was connected to the
nerves and on the other side to a robotic hand. Now, when the scientist open
and closed his fist, the robotic hand did the same. See the mechanical hand
received the nerve signals from the brain and acted o ...[text shortened]... at can be recreated as
mechanical devices and hook! me! up!
I want to robotomise myself! 😀
12 Apr 07
Originally posted by stockenthen you could also change (if necessary) your first name to 'björn'.
I can never remember the name of that English scientist whom had a
computer chip surgically implanted in his wrist. The chip was connected to the
nerves and on the other side to a robotic hand. Now, when the scientist open
and closed his fist, the robotic hand did the same. See the mechanical hand
received the nerve signals from the brain and acted o ...[text shortened]... at can be recreated as
mechanical devices and hook! me! up!
I want to robotomise myself! 😀
björn borg.
12 Apr 07
Originally posted by stockenactually science can do that now.....its totaly possible
I can never remember the name of that English scientist whom had a
computer chip surgically implanted in his wrist. The chip was connected to the
nerves and on the other side to a robotic hand. Now, when the scientist open
and closed his fist, the robotic hand did the same. See the mechanical hand
received the nerve signals from the brain and acted o ...[text shortened]... at can be recreated as
mechanical devices and hook! me! up!
I want to robotomise myself! 😀
12 Apr 07
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Originally posted by stockenI doubt there was a direct neural interface, but instead the hand was controlled by sensing the electric field caused by flexing muscles. the only direct neural intefaces I'm aware of consist of a couple of rat brain cells and chip.
I know. I just can't remember the name of that scientist who first did it.
there's been some crude 'insert a wire into brain and hope it will somehow make something of the input signal' type of experiments, but they're pretty far from a real interface.
I suspect you might be thinking about the australian performance artist stelarc. or the cybernetics professor 'captain cyborg' kevin warwick, who talks a lot but doesn't really deliver much. all things considered, stelarc has provided far more functional stuff than the crackpot of reading university, and did it 20 years before warwick.
12 Apr 07
Originally posted by wormwoodIt's been done already with monkeys.
I doubt there was a direct neural interface, but instead the hand was controlled by sensing the electric field caused by flexing muscles. the only direct neural intefaces I'm aware of consist of a couple of rat brain cells and chip.
there's been some crude 'insert a wire into brain and hope it will somehow make something of the input signal' type of expe ...[text shortened]... ional stuff than the crackpot of reading university, and did it 20 years before warwick.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2000/monkeys-1206.html