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Tim Radder

The document discusses emerging technologies that could enhance and augment the human body, such as prosthetics, exoskeletons, and nanotechnology. It describes how prosthetics have advanced from basic materials to being lightweight and close to fully functional replacements of limbs, and some can now be controlled by thought. Exoskeletons were originally developed for military use but are now helping spinal injury patients. The document speculates that future advancements could allow personalized body scanners and affordable upgrades for everyone through mass production. However, it also raises ethical questions around who should have access to enhancements and whether natural limbs should be replaced.

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The Future you THE TECHNOLOGICALLY IMPROVED YOU
Improve Me? ? If you get serious injuries you can replace limbs with artificial ones ? Improve your way of life with better bionic limbs ? Helps disabled people whether from accidents, war, or birth defects ? Plenty more functionality then traditional prosthetics
Past Prosthetics ? Clunky ? Made from primitive or basic materials (Example: wood or basic metals) ? Extremley basic functionality
New Prosthetics ? Lightweight ? Made from advanced building materials, such as Carbon Fiber ? Getting close to fully replacing limb ? Some prosthetic hands can automatically grip onto things, and are controlled by your muscles in your body ? Some can be controlled by your mind (Ulanoff, 2014)
Exoskeletons ? Exoskeletons are mechanical frames that are worn on a person to give them increased capabilities, such as lifting more weight with far less effort. ? Think of Tom Cruise in the movie ¡°Edge of Tomorrow¡± ? Originally developed for military purposes ? Now used to help treat patients with spinal cord injuries. (Grush, 2014)
Mobile Life Saving Technology ? During emergency 911 calls, EMT crews need to get as much information as they can as quickly as they can ? Samsung created a portable ultrasound that uses an extension and a Samsung tablet ? Valuable information is then used to treat patients actually and quicker (Melsted, 2015)
What does that mean for future me? ? More advances could allow personalized body scanners ? These scanners could scan and send important information when something occurs. ? Imagine getting into a car accident, and before you can call 911, the doctors and EMT¡¯s already know where you are injured, and how badly.
Problems with Current Technology ? Expensive in most cases ? Still fairly primitive ? Bulky ? Doesn¡¯t look pleasing ? Implants are required for very advanced prosthetics, such as if you want to control your arm with your mind
What the Future Will Hold ? Smaller more powerful personalized add-ons ? Large scale bionic prosthetics ? Some ethics issues may arise ? Solid construction at a very affordable price
Nanotechnology ? Nano, meaning extremely small (1/100,000th of the thickness of a sheet of newspaper!) ? Can be injected into a human to fix internal issues like a tumor, cancer, or nerve damage ? Could be use to cure almost all illnesses (Nano.gov, n.d.)
Mass Production ? ¡°Upgrades¡± will become advanced and affordable ? Crafted using lightweight and cheap materials ? Everyone could afford them ? Could by prosthetics that are better than your natural limbs to upgrade yourself
Should we be Allowed to Upgrade? ? If a prosthetic can perform better than a natural limb, should we have the choice to chop our limbs off and replace them? ? Who should get the replacement limbs when it¡¯s needed? The rich, the more needy, or should everyone get them? ? There are no guidelines currently in place for the future, but we should start talking about them now
Additional Enhancements ? Chemical eye drops to give temporary night vision up to 160ft for a few hours (Minor, 2015)
Work Cited ? Cooper, C. (2015, February 25). Bionic hands: Disabled limbs replaced with mind-controlled prosthetics in medical first. Retrieved from The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and- tech/news/bionic-hands-disabled-limbs-replaced-with-mindcontrolled-prosthetics-in-medical-first- 10068019.html ? Gallagher, J. (2014, October 9). Bionic Arm restores sense of feeling. Retrieved from BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29538385 ? Grush, L. (2014, December 5). ROBOTIC EXOSKELETONS ARE HERE, AND THEY¡¯RE CHANGING LIVES. Retrieved from Popular Science: http://www.popsci.com/watch-paralyzed-man-take-stroll-bionic- exoskeleton-video ? Melsted, L. (2015, January 26). Saving Lives Through Tablet-Based Ultrasound Technology. Retrieved from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/samsungbusiness/2015/01/26/saving-lives-through-tablet-based- ultrasound-technology/ ? Minor, J. (2015, March 29). California biohackers create night vision eye drops. Retrieved from Geek: http://www.geek.com/science/california-biohackers-create-night-vision-eye-drops-1619078/ ? Nano.gov. (n.d.). What is Nanotechnology. Retrieved from National Nanotechnology Initiative: http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition ? Ulanoff, L. (2014, October 9). Implanted Prosthetic Arm Moves Us One Step Closer to Bionics. Retrieved from Mashable: http://mashable.com/2014/10/09/mind-controlled-bionic-implanted-arm/
Want to learn more? ? Here¡¯s a great short Youtube video to see just how far we already are, and explore some more applications for improving ourselves with technology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHhKhZQ-APc ? If you¡¯re a gamer, and haven¡¯t looked at Deus Ex, give it a look if this subject intrests you. Deals heavily with human augmentation.

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  • 1. The Future you THE TECHNOLOGICALLY IMPROVED YOU
  • 2. Improve Me? ? If you get serious injuries you can replace limbs with artificial ones ? Improve your way of life with better bionic limbs ? Helps disabled people whether from accidents, war, or birth defects ? Plenty more functionality then traditional prosthetics
  • 3. Past Prosthetics ? Clunky ? Made from primitive or basic materials (Example: wood or basic metals) ? Extremley basic functionality
  • 4. New Prosthetics ? Lightweight ? Made from advanced building materials, such as Carbon Fiber ? Getting close to fully replacing limb ? Some prosthetic hands can automatically grip onto things, and are controlled by your muscles in your body ? Some can be controlled by your mind (Ulanoff, 2014)
  • 5. Exoskeletons ? Exoskeletons are mechanical frames that are worn on a person to give them increased capabilities, such as lifting more weight with far less effort. ? Think of Tom Cruise in the movie ¡°Edge of Tomorrow¡± ? Originally developed for military purposes ? Now used to help treat patients with spinal cord injuries. (Grush, 2014)
  • 6. Mobile Life Saving Technology ? During emergency 911 calls, EMT crews need to get as much information as they can as quickly as they can ? Samsung created a portable ultrasound that uses an extension and a Samsung tablet ? Valuable information is then used to treat patients actually and quicker (Melsted, 2015)
  • 7. What does that mean for future me? ? More advances could allow personalized body scanners ? These scanners could scan and send important information when something occurs. ? Imagine getting into a car accident, and before you can call 911, the doctors and EMT¡¯s already know where you are injured, and how badly.
  • 8. Problems with Current Technology ? Expensive in most cases ? Still fairly primitive ? Bulky ? Doesn¡¯t look pleasing ? Implants are required for very advanced prosthetics, such as if you want to control your arm with your mind
  • 9. What the Future Will Hold ? Smaller more powerful personalized add-ons ? Large scale bionic prosthetics ? Some ethics issues may arise ? Solid construction at a very affordable price
  • 10. Nanotechnology ? Nano, meaning extremely small (1/100,000th of the thickness of a sheet of newspaper!) ? Can be injected into a human to fix internal issues like a tumor, cancer, or nerve damage ? Could be use to cure almost all illnesses (Nano.gov, n.d.)
  • 11. Mass Production ? ¡°Upgrades¡± will become advanced and affordable ? Crafted using lightweight and cheap materials ? Everyone could afford them ? Could by prosthetics that are better than your natural limbs to upgrade yourself
  • 12. Should we be Allowed to Upgrade? ? If a prosthetic can perform better than a natural limb, should we have the choice to chop our limbs off and replace them? ? Who should get the replacement limbs when it¡¯s needed? The rich, the more needy, or should everyone get them? ? There are no guidelines currently in place for the future, but we should start talking about them now
  • 13. Additional Enhancements ? Chemical eye drops to give temporary night vision up to 160ft for a few hours (Minor, 2015)
  • 14. Work Cited ? Cooper, C. (2015, February 25). Bionic hands: Disabled limbs replaced with mind-controlled prosthetics in medical first. Retrieved from The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and- tech/news/bionic-hands-disabled-limbs-replaced-with-mindcontrolled-prosthetics-in-medical-first- 10068019.html ? Gallagher, J. (2014, October 9). Bionic Arm restores sense of feeling. Retrieved from BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29538385 ? Grush, L. (2014, December 5). ROBOTIC EXOSKELETONS ARE HERE, AND THEY¡¯RE CHANGING LIVES. Retrieved from Popular Science: http://www.popsci.com/watch-paralyzed-man-take-stroll-bionic- exoskeleton-video ? Melsted, L. (2015, January 26). Saving Lives Through Tablet-Based Ultrasound Technology. Retrieved from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/samsungbusiness/2015/01/26/saving-lives-through-tablet-based- ultrasound-technology/ ? Minor, J. (2015, March 29). California biohackers create night vision eye drops. Retrieved from Geek: http://www.geek.com/science/california-biohackers-create-night-vision-eye-drops-1619078/ ? Nano.gov. (n.d.). What is Nanotechnology. Retrieved from National Nanotechnology Initiative: http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition ? Ulanoff, L. (2014, October 9). Implanted Prosthetic Arm Moves Us One Step Closer to Bionics. Retrieved from Mashable: http://mashable.com/2014/10/09/mind-controlled-bionic-implanted-arm/
  • 15. Want to learn more? ? Here¡¯s a great short Youtube video to see just how far we already are, and explore some more applications for improving ourselves with technology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHhKhZQ-APc ? If you¡¯re a gamer, and haven¡¯t looked at Deus Ex, give it a look if this subject intrests you. Deals heavily with human augmentation.