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Science
Tiny Telescopes Help The Blind See Again
3:40PM Jack Loftus | The inexorable advance of the bionic eye continued this weekend, as doctors reported they were able to implant tiny telescopes (telescopes!) into the eyes of patients suffering from macular degeneration. More »
Robots
Insect Cyborgs Could Replace Smoke Detectors
8:00AM Jack Loftus | The Pentagon is known for its ominous pet projects, but here’s one we can honestly say doesn’t have us losing any sleep: Cyborg crickets. More »
Robots
16-Real Life Cyborg Technologies
8:00AM Sean Fallon | Why fight the machines when you can become the machines? As Oobject points out with their list of 16 cyborg technologies—bionic eyes, ears limbs and organs are already a reality. [Oobject] More »
Robots
How It Feels To Walk With Honda’s Cyborg Legs
9:25AM Gizmodo US Edition | Few geeks haven’t dreamt of one day taking on cyborg enhancements—me included. And today I did, thanks to two of Honda’s wearable Asimo-inspired Walk Assist devices. This is how it felt.
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Filmmaker Gets His Cyborg-Like LED Prosthetic Eye
1:00PM Erica Ho | Filmmaker Rob Spence has made headway on his new “eye-to-eye” documentary—literally. They’ve managed to attach a LED to his prosthetic eye, making him look very Governator-esque. Hey, it could double as a flashlight too. More »
Vehicles
Chariot Wearable Robot Vehicle Turns You Into a Cyborg From the Waist Down
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Designed for amputees and individuals that have difficulty walking, Exmovere’s Chariot is a wearable robotic vehicle that can be controlled by subtle movements in the hips. More »
Science
Tiny 4mm Telephoto Lens Implant Is One Step Closer To Being in Your Eye
2:50AM John Mahoney | For people suffering from advanced macular degeneration, this lens implant magnifies light at 2.2x to 3x and projects it onto the healthy part of the retina, avoiding the damaged blind spot. More »
Random Stuff
Lance Armstrong’s 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
8:08AM Brian Lam | Lance Armstrong received surgery to more quickly fix his collarbone, which was broken into 4 pieces during a bicycle race in Spain. I wonder if he knows that the metal from the screws can set off the metal detectors in airports sometimes. (I have a titanium rod in my left tibia and the left over screw shavings set off the alarms 50% of the time, especially in higher security airports. True, as confirmed by the hand wands during the manual pat down.) More »
Robots
Cyborg Crocodile Would Make Captain Hook Pee His Pirate Panties
1:20PM Matt Buchanan | Holy ashfjksahfkdfhja. This is Robo-Croc. More »
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