Question Bionics?

[Spacethingy]

Just in case you're worrying, this isn't a "please do my homework for me" plea, it's part of research for a project I'm doing.

What comes to your minds when you hear about bionics?
Do you have any opinions about them?
:idea:


Any answers would be great (even Steve Austin is welcome...)!

Thanks!

 

[gattispilot]

6 Million Dollar man

 

[marooder86]

What comes to your minds when you hear about bionics?

If you mean bionics in a matter of biology + electronics or engineers being inspired by biology/nature then first thing that a can't stop to think of is the first cyborg. Too much BSG I think:lol:.
As for the nature inspiration thing there are so many things, devices, solutions which engineers peeped and which are use nowadays, that you only need to look around and search a little deeper to see that particular idea comes from nature. Think about airplanes wings for example.
Here and here are some examples of adhesive material and gecko like climbing robot and here is an article about bug-inspired robot.
I also have an article about piezoelectric flies robots or at least a prototypes of them so you can search in google about them.
If I'll remember something else worth mentioning I'll post my findings:tiphat:.

 

[Grover]

the firt thing i think of is a spaceship made of bionic alloy, so it actually grows and repairs when its damaged, coupled with some futuristic engines and a gravity system that can allow incredibly high G travel without killing its crew, and its the dream spaceship of an orbinaut

other than that, I Robot all over again

 

[Artlav]

Integration of life and technology.
Looking at life to improve technology.
Interfacing life with technology.

 

[T.Neo]

We've already been interfacing with technology for thousands of years, implanting it into ourselves doesn't make much sense, might be a fun idea in science fiction but it's pretty impractical in reality.

On the other hand, mechanical replacements where injuries or such exist are a good idea, but eventually we'll phase those out when we learn to build biological organs from cultures (better integrated, less clumsy than some sort of mechanical device).

A self-repairing spacecraft is a nifty idea but the repairing nano-goo-stuff looks more liable to break to me, than the stuff it's meant to repair... :shifty:

 

[Quick_Nick]

What Artlav said. ^
Immediately, the thought of a robotic eye in a human. Then, other such things like robotic limbs.
(Terminator? )

 

[Pyromaniac605]

I think about how things could be better (Medically) in the future, such as disabled people being able to walk or blind people being able to see et cetera.

Another thought (Albeit not as powerful) is replacing organic limbs with robotic ones.

 

[T.Neo]

Why would you want to do that? It'd be clumsy and problematic. If you want to do work not possible with human strength, use heavy machinery. Or more far-fetched, use a powered exoskeleton...

At least you can take it off to go sip your tea without having to hold the mug with the Jaws of Life...

 

[Pyromaniac605]

Why would you want to do that? It'd be clumsy and problematic. If you want to do work not possible with human strength, use heavy machinery. Or more far-fetched, use a powered exoskeleton...

At least you can take it off to go sip your tea without having to hold the mug with the Jaws of Life...

Hey that's just what I think of never said it was feasible or useful.