Another list of cool inventions

Howdy :)

Heres another link to another msn gallery (which has been shown before) that is focused on inventions to make the human body 'better' - which I always enjoy as you know if you read my blog :)

HERE

Here are some of the images incase you dont want to navigate away :P

The Argus II

The Argus II is a minuscule artificial eye that attaches to the retina via 60 electrodes. Stephen Rose, chief research officer at the Foundation Fighting Blindness, says it has “great potential for giving vision to people with the most advanced retinal disease.” With the second phase of human trials underway, expect production models this year.

Revolution

The soon-to-be-released Revolution is a dumbbell with a hi-tech difference: you can choose how heavy it is without the need to attach more weights. Spherical weights spin inside the dumbbell at different speeds. The faster they go, the more outward force is generated and the heavier it feels. You select the load you want, shown on the LCD display. Designer Sang-Hoon Lee told T3, “Many people don’t work out because of a lack of space and time, but because this is slim and light – once turned off – it allows busy people to exercise.”

i-Limb Hand

Developed in Scotland, the i-Limb Hand from Touch Bionics is literally a bionic hand, so the future has arrived. As things stand, you wouldn’t chop off a good hand just to get one, but as Ray Edwards, boss of the Limbless Association commented on his own i-LIMB: “It has given me such a boost, both physically and mentally. It has changed my life.”

HAL

Finally, if you can’t be doing with upgrading your body one bit at a time then the robot suit HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb – not to be confused with the homicidal computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey) will do the job in a single, step-motored reboot.Japanese manufacturer Cyberdyne Inc (not to be confused with the homicidal computer company in The Terminator) plans to make 500 this year. HAL’s inventor Yoshiyuki Sankai reckons the suit can, “multiply human strength by a factor of two to ten”. It also makes you look like a gladiator from Tron.

Look nice don't they :)
Hopefully soon I will get to go to another ECA Art showing which always opens your mind when seeing fresh minds work on the materials and skills used by other artists than in your own media - sometimes both :P

Have a great day