Category: Science fiction

Published Date: 28/10/2020
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Bad Hand Day Brands CE-conformance Disability and the public Discrimination Dystopia Investors' Corner Legal aspects Myoelectric prostheses Ossur Prosthetic hand Prosthetics Science fiction Support Touch Bionics Touch Bionics iLimb Trash Culture

Ossur first effectively bricks insanely overpriced iLimb devices by disabling their control / configuration software [product death / last bad hand day] – UPDATE ~4 MONTHS LATER: they sent an iPod for device control [product revived! – battery specifications]

Published Date: 03/03/2019
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Cybathlon 2016 Cybathlon 2020 History Myoelectric prostheses Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Science fiction Specifications and comparisons

Prosthetic split-hooks are by far the MORE MODERN concept than prosthetic hands and they did not take long to get vilified [what you all got wrong about history]

Published Date: 04/01/2018
Posted in Amputees Are Evil Disability and the public EC off limits Extreme Cyborging Media Movies about amputees Satire Science fiction

Kingsman: The Golden Circle [movie review]

Published Date: 01/06/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Disability and the public Media publishing adequate content Prosthetics Science fiction

Prosthetic Envy (discussion panel roundup)

Published Date: 09/03/2016
Posted in Prosthetics Science fiction

Meta skin for invisibility cloak [sci fi]

Published Date: 08/03/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Prosthetics Science fiction

Artificial fingertip senses textures and sends signal to arm amputee [wow]

Published Date: 08/03/2016
Posted in Art Disability and the public EC puppetry Extreme Cyborging Personal updates Science fiction Socket/liner Strategy, marketing Symbolism Where Do We Come From. What Are We Doing. Where Do We G

What to do once your arm has mindboggling amounts of DOF but your stump can only address 2-3 ? [tech scifi stuff]

Published Date: 26/02/2016
Posted in Academic research with relevant results Material science Science fiction

Graphene-based neural interfaces are a first promising method to interfacing directly with our nerves [science]

Published Date: 10/12/2014
Posted in Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Prosthetics Science fiction Support

Stretchable ​silicon nanoribbon electronics for skin prosthesis [science

Published Date: 12/11/2014
Posted in Fuel cells Myoelectric prostheses Power Science fiction

Update on fuel cells [dreaming of electric sheep]

Published Date: 28/10/2014
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Brands handiii handiii Prosthetics Science fiction

Handiii / exiii myoelectric hand crowd funding [new project]

Published Date: 17/02/2014
Posted in Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Prosthetic sensory feedback Prosthetics Science fiction

Feeling with a prosthetic “bionic” hand [research review] I

Published Date: 10/08/2013
Posted in 3D Printing Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Design principles Prosthetics Red Hand Series / Technical Design Series Science fiction

University of Washington 2010 – students design prosthetic arms [review / what to do with a 3D printer]