Release date: 2017-07-17
Whether you like it or not, humans will start to be transformed and upgraded just as you upgrade your car parts. When it comes to the transformation of the brain, some people think that those who choose not to participate in the transformation will be greatly transcended in intelligence, and it seems like we are watching our pets in the eyes of the transformation. A few decades later, all the books that humans have created so far will be boring for those who have been transformed, and even MBAs will face such risks. These happenings are inevitable until someone creates malware that climbs into the brain's transformational chip, turning everyone into Ted Bondi (a serial killer; one of the prototypes of The Silent Lamb), giving the social self destroy.
Although these are things that we will spend time thinking about, the whole society still has a long way to go before the brain is transformed. But today's technology has been able to transform parts of the human body, such as bionic hand technology. The technology is so impressive that some people say that it is only a matter of time before we choose to amputate to get a more powerful prosthesis.
Perceptible bionic hand
On YouTube's Motherboard channel, there is a video called "Thick-Controlled Tactile Bionic Hand" that begins to show us one of the most sophisticated robotic arms available, controlled by the user's brain. A woman named Melissa Loomis is the protagonist of the story. When a raccoon attacked her dog and bite into her forearm, the poor woman became infected and eventually lost her entire forearm from the elbow. She just wants to go back to normal life. The Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland is a branch of Johns Hopkins University and has been receiving DARPA funding since 2005. The lab staff did the following for the lady.
First, she underwent a rare surgery called Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR), which allowed her to use her brain to control a bionic hand, but more importantly, she could use more than 100 bionic hands. Sensors to restore her touch. The surgeon transfers the nerves used to sense things to the surface so that she can wear an arm strap that can send commands to move the hand or provide a tactile sensation when the hand touches.
Image source: Motherboard
As you learn how to control this arm, your arm is also learning your habits from you. Melissa was the first person in the United States to experience this magical bionic hand, but that was a year ago. We can only imagine that they are taking more and more steps towards commercialization. Using "Brainhead Interface (BCI) technology" like Synchron means that in the near future, people don't even need invasive surgery to do the job.
The first question people ask is, of course, how much does it cost? The understandable cost mentioned in the video is in the hundreds to thousands of dollars. This article will introduce several similar companies, all of them can provide magical bionic hands, but compared to the above, the function will be relatively less.
Bebionic
Bebionic first debuted in September 2012 and was developed by British medical technology company Steeper and is said to be the most advanced prosthesis in the world. In February of this year, Bebionic was acquired by a large German technology company, Ottobock, with more than 7,300 employees worldwide. Bebionic's bionic hands offer 14 different control modes that increase the range of amputees' actions and help them better in their daily activities. This prosthetic hand is available in three sizes and includes four wrist options based on individual needs. The user can manipulate the bionic prosthesis with controlled muscle contraction. The electronic component measures electrophysiological changes over the skin of the controlled muscle surface and commands a single actuator on the hand to provide the desired action:
This arm is currently available in the US and Canada. Ottobock has indicated that it plans to have an IPO this year, which will have more interesting developments for the project of bionic prosthesis.
Touch Bionics
Founded in 2003, Touch Bionics is a startup founded in NHS, Scotland. The Scottish startup had received $3.88 million in financing before it was acquired by an Icelandic company called Ossur (CPH:OSSR) for $35.5 million in April 2016. According to an article in the BBC, sales of Touch Bionics reached $19.33 million in 2015, achieving the strongest growth in the German and French markets. By the end of 2015, more than 5,000 patients have installed Touch Bionics' i-limb and i-digits products. The video below shows the process of using a i-limb to package a suitcase.
The i-limb has up to 24 different grip positions that can be selected via a smartphone, or even a “grip chip†placed in a specific location (such as your laptop) that you need to grip.
There are also 12 custom “My Grip†programs that can be programmed to give users up to 36 different grips. Like the bionic hand described above, this product can also be controlled by the EMG signal, which means it can be moved using the muscle signals of the patient's residual limb.
Mobius Bionics
There is such a landmark scene in "Star Wars": Luke just lost his arm in the battle with Darth Vader, and Darth Vader said: "Luke, I am your father." This new generation of bionic hands is called the "Luke Arm", which happens to be the beautiful bionic hand that Luke installed after losing his arm.
The new Hampshire company behind this new type of arm, called Mobius Bionics, was also funded by DARPA to help disabled veterans. Just recently, Mobius Bionics provided their first batch of two veterans recipients with their revolutionary LUKE prosthesis. The product's maximum configuration provides 10 freely adjustable scales and a variety of different options, as shown below:
This is the first FDA-approved bionic arm that can be controlled in a variety of ways, including even the sensors placed in your shoes. Mobius Bionics currently produces and sells LUKE bionic arms primarily for the military, civilian and veterans markets.
Reference material
The Most Incredible Bionic Hand You've Ever Seen
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Touch Bionics official website
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