Posts Tagged ‘prosthesis’
Can Prosthesis Give An Opponent Power? Yes! About 8,000 Pounds Of It (Video)
February 6, 2018
Prosthesis is an 8,000-pound, 15 foot tall, 18 foot wide, exoskeleton that is completely controlled by a human operator. It’s the world’s first racing “mech” (a class of tech that includes robots or machines controlled by people). Built by Furrion.
I mean. I know it’s tech. But it’s a BEAST, too!
– @ojones1
Posted in Product, Sports, Technology, Videos | 
Tags: Exoskeleton, Furrion, Mech, prosthesis, racing mech, Tech Insider | 
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Paraplegic Man Drinks His Beer Using His New Robotic Arm (Video)
June 5, 2015
Gotta love when science and technology make life easier, especially for someone who might otherwise have a particularly hard time with it. Enter Erik.
Erik G. Sorto who has been paralyzed from the neck down for about 12 years is now able to command a robot arm using brain implants that read his intentions.
For med tech taking a huge step toward replacing lost limbs and limb functions with advanced robotics, let’s have a drink… with Erik! Watch the man sip a beer using his new robo-arm, which he controls with his mind!
