Humans will soon have new bodies that forever blur the line between the natural and synthetic worlds, says bionics designer Hugh Herr. In an unforgettable talk, he details "NeuroEmbodied Design," a methodology for creating cyborg function that he's developing at MIT, and shows us a future where we've augmented our bodies in a way that will redefine human potential — and, maybe, turn us into superheroes. "During the twilight years of this century, I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today," Herr says. "Humanity will take flight and soar."
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I want to be a cyberboi
Kobe Robinov ewww
Yes lol
its meeeeeeee
saeed waleed ???
yes pro
أتعرفني؟ ههههههههههههه
Deus Ex incoming
2000 years? lol more like 50-200years
Compare the rate of progress within the last 20 years to the prior 2000 years. THis stuff wont take long anymore. The next 50 years are going to leave human society unrecognisable
I DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS
Romick Vieira i wish there were kidneys so i could be better health wise
You’ll be able to grow kidneys with your own cells so that your body won’t even reject any lab grown organs.
His voice sounds like it is from a cyborg.
World History With Dan He is just slightly nervous.
Before the video, there was an ad about Sheldon and it’s funny, he said at some point the same things
Robocop is the future
“Resistance is futile”…sorry. I couldn’t help myself.
Don’t worry, it doesn’t in reality. It is just that the small conservative minorities do a great job of crying louder in a globalized world while the rest is busy building it up.
All the statistics are clear about this one – the majority is getting access to education and can sustain their life. This leads directly to the eradication of fundamentalism and other ideologies.
You just can witness the “last resistance” of some major dying cults.
MetallicReg I hope so. With all the flat earth idiots. I worry.
Steven Baumann Yes like some people oppose AI as well Robots as they might take out jobs and bullshit. Its all ridiculous. Its a part of evolution bitches. You can not predict future but can make it for Betterment
ILLUMINATED 777 I for one welcome AI. I don’t fear it.
The like counter reads 69… sorry. I couldn’t help myself… But nice comment anyway!
I never asked for this
me neither….
LOL
Id totally be down for this. Better eyes and arms that can lift a car would be cool
you can use an exoskeleton for this
you’ll break your back trying to lift a car with those strong arms
Not with an exo-skeleton that you’re neurally connected with 😀
Detroit: Become Cyborg
Godiva lol haha
If i get to fly in real life before i die i definitely will die happy.
Logic and Reason sky diving.
Get on a plane
actually you can fly and die happy but not sure about landing
james lee wisdom jr Not so much flying as it is safely falling at terminal velocity
I was obviously referring to a kind of flight like birds or even better like iron man.
Happy to see him again at TED
If this guy came to me and told me he’s a time traveller i’d believe him. Just look at his suit. It’s awesome.
Karraq it’s actually a woman’s suit with the legs cut short.
He looks like Doctor Venture
It looks so Cyberpunk xD
Who could dislike that?
GoogleForcedMetoMaketheAccount NotMyChoice Egnoramous folk! Folks that hate others and progress, and who only care about themselves.
Djoel Taveras I liked it but I wouldn’t want to replace anything of my body by robotic parts, just the thought of a metallic object through my flesh makes me feel uneasy. I might change my mind when I need it but I wouldn’t let down a body part that has accompanied me through my whole life. Androids though I’d love it, can you imagine the knowledge we could get just by talking about stuff with them? It’d be awesome. I’m for progress, I just don’t think forcing people to replace a limb against their will is progress
İlyas pmj I don’t think he talked about forcing people to install artificial parts in them. But if someone wants to or he has no legs, then I think it is a great solution.
Who would? Let me answer that, here are two commends right above yours:
Johan Bester: Thumbs up. But technology can be used for good and evil, and we live in an evil world. . .
In those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them. (Rev 9:6)
gamegenie11: Right on. People only think about not being able to buy and sell when it comes to the mark of the beast. They forget the parts about sores all over their bodies, wanting to die and not being able to as well as not being redeemable by GOD and being cast into the lake of fire.
the first guy liked the video but I don’t believe others like him did the same
Thumbs up. But technology can be used for good and evil, and we live in an evil world. . .
In those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them. (Rev 9:6)
Right on. People only think about not being able to buy and sell when it comes to the mark of the beast. They forget the parts about sores all over their bodies, wanting to die and not being able to as well as not being redeemable by GOD and being cast into the lake of fire.
Sure, either that or evil is a human construct and you’re basically quoting old timey Harry Potter.
Can’t wait for religion to die out.
#TED
Can this be done for hand fingers? I have lost half of my finger and rest of them are demaged
how?
to answer your question, yes it’s possible it follows the same logic, it’s fair to say all muscle-moved parts of the human body can be made artificially controlled and communicate with the body. The only problem is size, look at the size of that leg and its motors, sure you don’t need the fingers to be as massive but some stuff can’t be made smaller to the scale of a finger. Also I am not very knowledgeable about fingers and hands but there is a ton of muscles involved that are very small compared to legs, hope for the best for you man, I think it ll happen in your life time.
https://www.onwardohsu.org/blog/detail/future-now — there’s a trial going on now for mind-controled hands and fingers. There’s a version that even has touch and heat sensation
i saw a exoskeleton like mechanical device for people with stubs from fingers cut off at first knuckle. cant remember where. seemed to work pretty great. what do i know.
Smitb Smitb how can i find that?
This Ted talk is especially relevant as Detroit: Become Human just came out
Axelade that game made me actually think about all of this… Like cyborgs and making “spare parts” for us human… For easier life and maybe one day longer life like just changing our bad systems with new ones…
soon people will prefer cyborg legs to their real legs..
I think some people today prefer cyborg legs to their real legs
lol
geistreiches i already do
geistreiches I meant it as people that are old and have failing legs or people with illnesses or broken legs etcetera