November 28, 2005
More Than Human
Via Slashdot, we get word of an ongoing effort to develop a bionic hand. I'd like to know more about how scientists are modeling the sensory feedback system. Can a user distinguish between hard and soft surfaces? Hot and cold? When technology like this begins to enter the mainstream, I can foresee all kinds of mishaps. Someone with a bionic hand will try to impress his buddies by doing something stupid like dipping it in a pot of boiling water or something. And it will short out and get all twitchy and someone will lose an eye.
Posted by wintermute2_0 at November 28, 2005 09:37 PM