Double Bionic Hands Aim to Prove That Four Hands Are Better Than Two
Bionic limbs used to be restricted to the realm of fiction, but the technology, first released in 1993, has been making massive leaps in the past few years. Now, one Italian Robotics company called Youbionic has taken the next significant leap forward by releasing a 3D printed and customizable bionic appendage consisting of two robotic […]
Swedish Tech Company Implants Microchips in Employees’ Bodies to Make Their Lives Easier
Epicenter, a technology startup hub in Stockholm, Sweden, has been offering employees the chance to have a small microchip implanted in their hand, ever since 2015. So far, 150 of its 3,000-strong staff have taken bosses up on their offer, and they couldn’t be happier with their decision. Implantable microchips the size of a grain […]
This Bionic Arm Prototype Comes with a Phone Charger, Torch and Even a Drone
Four years ago, when London resident James Young suffered a freak accident that left him with an “ugly- peach-colored and obvious” prosthetic arm and leg, little did he know that he would soon become ‘part cyborg’ in a one-of-a-kind experiment that would give him a prototype bionic arm. His new, futuristic-looking arm feels realistic, and in […]
Self-Described Cyborg Can Sense Every Earthquake in the World
Meet Moon Ribas, a ‘cyborg artist’ who is able to literally feel every single earthquake that takes place anywhere on the planet. She senses the tremors through a tiny sensor permanently grafted under her skin near the crook of her elbow, and dances to these vibrations during her performances. “I want to perceive movement in a […]
Music Anywhere – Guy Implants Headphone in His Ear
If you find headphones uncomfortable, or if you’re sick of always having to untangle their wires, you might want to take a cue from Rich Lee, a body-enhancement enthusiast who recently implanted a small magnet headphone directly into his ear. Rich Lee is what’s known as a “bodyhacker” or “grinder”, a person who experiments with surgical […]