by: C. Sven Johnson
There are a series of posts over on Architectradure - “Wearable Robotic” (Link), “A Living Sculpture” (Link), and “Inspiring book : the Prosthetic Impulse” (Link) - that I’m finding fascinating. They’re generally concerned with the topic of prosthetics but also touch on issues of identity (one of my current favorites) and human augmentation (reminding me a little of the “wearable stomach” shown in the recent Sterling/Klinker GoogleTech video - Link).
In the meantime, because I’ve been noticing more “fab” websites popping up on the net, I thought it might be worth a visit to the Open Prosthetics Project site (Link). Sure enough, there’s one particular entry discussing an articulating hand prototype (Link) that’s well worth taking the time to read. Inspiring stuff.
{Update: MIT Tech Review is carrying a story on one of the presentations - “The World’s First Powered Ankle” (Link).}
{Image source: Nick Knight/SHOWstudio}
Original Post: http://blog.rebang.com/?p=1270
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