Comments on: Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/ The Future Is Here Today...Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Man Chooses to Cut Off His Hand – And Get a Bionic One (video) | BespokeTC Blog http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-46036 Man Chooses to Cut Off His Hand – And Get a Bionic One (video) | BespokeTC Blog Fri, 20 May 2011 13:49:25 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-46036 [...] hands are the first of their kind, and they add to the growing number of body parts–including knees, arms and eyes–that technology can augment or replace with increasing effectiveness. Touch [...] [...] hands are the first of their kind, and they add to the growing number of body parts–including knees, arms and eyes–that technology can augment or replace with increasing effectiveness. Touch [...]

]]> By: Man Chooses to Cut Off His Hand – And Get a Bionic One (video) | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-46006 Man Chooses to Cut Off His Hand – And Get a Bionic One (video) | Singularity Hub Thu, 19 May 2011 19:08:09 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-46006 [...] hands are the first of their kind, and they add to the growing number of body parts–including knees, arms and eyes–that technology can augment or replace with increasing [...] [...] hands are the first of their kind, and they add to the growing number of body parts–including knees, arms and eyes–that technology can augment or replace with increasing [...]

]]> By: Coming Soon: Amazing Superpowers For The Masses - CIO Central - CIO Network - Forbes http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-45111 Coming Soon: Amazing Superpowers For The Masses - CIO Central - CIO Network - Forbes Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:10:14 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-45111 [...] have permanently lost a body part, you’ve no doubt seen the amazing things doctors can do with bionic limbs, even new organs. Today’s mechanical prosthetics have allowed users to run faster than normal and [...] [...] have permanently lost a body part, you’ve no doubt seen the amazing things doctors can do with bionic limbs, even new organs. Today’s mechanical prosthetics have allowed users to run faster than normal and [...]

]]> By: Beware the Botnets – Zombie Cyber Attacks | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-13948 Beware the Botnets – Zombie Cyber Attacks | Singularity Hub Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:37:02 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-13948 [...] if it’s not protected. Already, computers are becoming a part of everything around us: our limbs, our factories, and soon even our brains. What need to start understanding the botnet problem now [...] [...] if it’s not protected. Already, computers are becoming a part of everything around us: our limbs, our factories, and soon even our brains. What need to start understanding the botnet problem now [...]

]]> By: iWalk Presents World’s First Actively Powered Foot and Ankle | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-12924 iWalk Presents World’s First Actively Powered Foot and Ankle | Singularity Hub Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:52:01 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-12924 [...] how you’re going to move before you have time to think about it. It’s not quite the artificial intelligence we’ve seen in other lower limb devices, but it’s very impressive. And, unlike the Proprio Foot from Ossur, the PowerFoot One is [...] [...] how you’re going to move before you have time to think about it. It’s not quite the artificial intelligence we’ve seen in other lower limb devices, but it’s very impressive. And, unlike the Proprio Foot from Ossur, the PowerFoot One is [...]

]]> By: Sean Gallagher http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-11129 Sean Gallagher Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:19:23 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-11129 You know those Emergency Flashlights that you shake to charge...? ;D You know those Emergency Flashlights that you shake to charge…? ;D

]]> By: Sean Gallagher http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-31813 Sean Gallagher Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:19:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-31813 You know those Emergency Flashlights that you shake to charge...? ;D You know those Emergency Flashlights that you shake to charge…? ;D

]]> By: Deka’s Luke Arm In Clinical Trials, Is it the Future of Prosthetics? (Video) | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-10955 Deka’s Luke Arm In Clinical Trials, Is it the Future of Prosthetics? (Video) | Singularity Hub Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:01:16 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-10955 [...] Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence [...] [...] Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence [...]

]]> By: James Smith, João Pessoa, Brazil http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-10013 James Smith, João Pessoa, Brazil Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:43:30 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-10013 I've wondered what these devices use for a power source. How long will they work without being recharged or repowered? How will the function if removed from a power source? Will they be more or less like a conventional prosthetic? I’ve wondered what these devices use for a power source. How long will they work without being recharged or repowered? How will the function if removed from a power source? Will they be more or less like a conventional prosthetic?

]]> By: James Smith, João Pessoa, Braz http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-31812 James Smith, João Pessoa, Braz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:43:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-31812 I've wondered what these devices use for a power source. How long will they work without being recharged or repowered? How will the function if removed from a power source? Will they be more or less like a conventional prosthetic? I’ve wondered what these devices use for a power source. How long will they work without being recharged or repowered? How will the function if removed from a power source? Will they be more or less like a conventional prosthetic?

]]> By: Prosthetic Smart Hand Lets Amputee Feel and Move Objects | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-9314 Prosthetic Smart Hand Lets Amputee Feel and Move Objects | Singularity Hub Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:59:22 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-9314 [...] Iceland. We’ve seen many other successful prosthetic companies including i-Limb, DEKA, and Ossur. A good number of robotic hand projects work in parallel with prostheses research, including the [...] [...] Iceland. We’ve seen many other successful prosthetic companies including i-Limb, DEKA, and Ossur. A good number of robotic hand projects work in parallel with prostheses research, including the [...]

]]> By: Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence | Singularity Hub | RARWarez Blog http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-7592 Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence | Singularity Hub | RARWarez Blog Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:36:08 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-7592 [...] more:  Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence | Singularity Hub Tags: a-day-using, fast-schemes, from-the-university, give-you, granada, help-you-, limbs-from, [...] [...] more:  Bionic Limbs With Artificial Intelligence | Singularity Hub Tags: a-day-using, fast-schemes, from-the-university, give-you, granada, help-you-, limbs-from, [...]

]]> By: Aaron Saenz http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-7532 Aaron Saenz Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:39:33 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-7532 @Beverly, Thanks for the corrections, I've updated the post accordingly. @Beverly, Thanks for the corrections, I’ve updated the post accordingly.

]]> By: Aaron Saenz http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-31811 Aaron Saenz Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:39:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-31811 @Beverly, Thanks for the corrections, I've updated the post accordingly. @Beverly, Thanks for the corrections, I’ve updated the post accordingly.

]]> By: Beverly Millson http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/27/bionic-limbs-with-artificial-intelligence/#comment-7530 Beverly Millson Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:35:29 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=6496#comment-7530 Hello there. It was not Ossur's CEO, Jon Sigurdson, who developed the Total Knee working with his daughter. Rather, it was Finn Gramnas, working with his daughter Lisa. The Total Knee, btw, is not bionic. Jon Sigurdsson is not the founder of Ossur, either. Nevertheless, he has taken a small company and grown it to 4-5 times its size in so many years. Certainly one of the most important benefits of using the Power Knee is that it enables users to ascend stairs foot over foot... unprecedented. Hello there. It was not Ossur’s CEO, Jon Sigurdson, who developed the Total Knee working with his daughter. Rather, it was Finn Gramnas, working with his daughter Lisa. The Total Knee, btw, is not bionic.

Jon Sigurdsson is not the founder of Ossur, either. Nevertheless, he has taken a small company and grown it to 4-5 times its size in so many years.

Certainly one of the most important benefits of using the Power Knee is that it enables users to ascend stairs foot over foot… unprecedented.

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