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Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to re-invent the prosthetic arm. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Kamen and one of his "test pilots," to see the robotic arm (named after Luke Skywalker's articficial limb) in action.
Dean Kamen is awesome!!
By UgoUmeh [Affiliate User] 1212248083 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThat's just too freekin astounding. Hats off to Kamen!
By backwoodsmister [Affiliate User] 1212186913 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveWhat if you were 37 years old, and didn't know what the internet was when you were 27? You also wouldn't know what YouTube was, and wouldn't have seen this video till you were middle-aged. As much as I want what you want, I'm happy where I'm at. It's a F**king amazing world... no matter what the age.
By iphoria [Affiliate User] 1212180285 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI'm 27 years old, but I wish I could be born ten years from now so that I can witness some of the cool technology the future has to offer.
By analsweat [Affiliate User] 1212172835 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI now have a man crush on Dean Kamen.
By mtgentry [Affiliate User] 1212172348 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAMAZING!!!
By KARTRACR61 [Affiliate User] 1212171394 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei wanna cut off my own arm and get robot arms lol
By trckdaddynigguh [Affiliate User] 1212168493 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveExcellent invention from a true Genius.
By krpinckney [Affiliate User] 1212168111 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThis is so amazing! The future is here! All of this new technology is exiting, is it not?
By Bandaids4ever [Affiliate User] 1212167594 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removesweet, I think it looks cooler without a fake skin
By youknow5z5 [Affiliate User] 1212166792 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveDude have you seen that hand? With the "rubber tactile pads" and all of that metal, is it really something that you want rubbing on your penis?
By artk2219 [Affiliate User] 1212122260 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewow, that's crazy, how long till the whole skeleton is available in robotic version?
By fpstina [Affiliate User] 1211609098 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewonderful invention.
By srs6d [Affiliate User] 1211395452 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAmazing. Modern technology is advancing at an almost scary pace. 20 years ago, this would have never been dreamed by the wildest scientists. It had to be envisioned by a science fiction filmmaker.
I agree, if they can find a way to link the control to the neural network, which will probably take at least another 10 years or so, this thing would be one of the most valuable pieces of equipment for functionality on a human body in the history of mankind. I'm still awestruck.
The Segway is more of a concept piece for something much more complex. It won't roll, and you just tilt it a little to make it move. If you don't have enough of your leg left to control a prosthesis, then you could just tilt yourself forward a little, and the gyroscope would tell the leg to move to keep you balanced. The Segway, while utterly pointless, is more of a stepping stone to something greater.
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