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Title: Do any of you feel that we are coming closer to the technology like in Star Wars
Post by: Romba85 on September 30, 2014, 08:33:01 AM

Please share your comments and opinions. I can't wait to discuss :)

Title: Re: Do any of you feel that we are coming closer to the technology like in Star Wars
Post by: smeagol92055 on September 30, 2014, 12:23:45 PM

There are certainly scientific advances all around that have brought us miles closer to the inventive worlds of science fiction in movies and TV.

For starters, steady research and progress in the field of prosthetics has brought us robotic limbs which are now able to send haptic input to the central nervous system, so that the wearer can actually approximate the sensation of feeling in the limb!

Link (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/prosthetics/feedback-system-lets-amputees-feel-prosthetic-leg-14821609)

Along the same tack, a recent episode of NPR's Fresh Air tells the story of Hugh Herr, a mountain climber who lost his legs to frostbite in 1982 and who has been working with MIT to develop prostheses that not only allow the wearer a measure of physical comfort, but also have amazing specialty uses that allows him to climb mountains that no one could climb before!

Link (http://www.npr.org/2011/08/10/137552538/the-double-amputee-who-designs-better-limbs)

Title: Re: Do any of you feel that we are coming closer to the technology like in Star Wars
Post by: Tamer on September 30, 2014, 02:36:32 PM

Welcome Romba85, what do you think in answer to your question?

Title: Re: Do any of you feel that we are coming closer to the technology like in Star Wars
Post by: Romba85 on October 09, 2014, 08:38:28 AM

I like all the input people! :)