New developments in the field of bionics allow you to run and dance
Hi, Habr! This is my second post on Habré, I’ve been thinking about what to write for a long time, because it’s quite difficult to surprise the Habr audience: many people know foreign languages and regularly read foreign sources. After much doubt, I decided to choose the theme of bionics. Perspective direction.
Actually, I'll start with a couple of photos:
This is how the prosthesis from the MIT Hugh Guerra team looks.
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Hugh Herr is the leader of the Biomechatronics research group in the famous MIT Media Lab. This is one of those cases where a person is a role model: he lost his legs when he was 17 years old, but instead of complaining about his life and riding a wheelchair, he started developing prostheses. Moreover, he did not give up climbing.
The first artificial limbs were monolithic and at the same time they had replaceable attachments for various situations. Later, he used the mechanics, and at the moment the prostheses have their own processor "on board".
I know that the video is not particularly favored by Habré, but in this case it will tell about everything better than any words:
Bionic foot control circuit
The main thing that the Hugh Guerra team managed to achieve was the moment of a push, their artificial limbs practically reproduce the mechanics of the movement of a human leg. The moment of push is very important when moving. In the video above, you saw a dancer dance, but, unfortunately, her prosthesis is only suitable for dancing and is not suitable for walking. But even such achievements are impressive. After all, even a couple of decades ago, everything that amputees could count on was a wheelchair, or a plastic prosthesis that served a maximum decorative function. Many details are printed on a 3D printer.
I think the words are unnecessary.
But that is not all. I want to tell about another team - the team of Heitor Bender from Berkeley Bionix.
And again, I turn to the help video, this is the presentation of 2011:
These two presentations raise great hopes for the development of this area, of course, the main issue remains the compactness, weight and duration of the batteries. But I think many of you remember kilogram phones, which cost a lot of money, but didn’t work that long. But for some 10 years, the technology has reduced the phones to miniature sizes. And of course, they emphasize the importance of programming in the technologies of the 21st century.
In both speeches there is courage, courage, perseverance. It causes respect regardless of achievements, but when you see how technology allows a person to walk, who was completely paralyzed, and a dancer without one leg to dance again, it causes a storm of emotions.
I hope you enjoy my article, and I can continue to acquaint you with the latest technologies.
Actually, I'll start with a couple of photos:
This is how the prosthesis from the MIT Hugh Guerra team looks.
')
Hugh Herr is the leader of the Biomechatronics research group in the famous MIT Media Lab. This is one of those cases where a person is a role model: he lost his legs when he was 17 years old, but instead of complaining about his life and riding a wheelchair, he started developing prostheses. Moreover, he did not give up climbing.
The first artificial limbs were monolithic and at the same time they had replaceable attachments for various situations. Later, he used the mechanics, and at the moment the prostheses have their own processor "on board".
I know that the video is not particularly favored by Habré, but in this case it will tell about everything better than any words:
Bionic foot control circuit
The main thing that the Hugh Guerra team managed to achieve was the moment of a push, their artificial limbs practically reproduce the mechanics of the movement of a human leg. The moment of push is very important when moving. In the video above, you saw a dancer dance, but, unfortunately, her prosthesis is only suitable for dancing and is not suitable for walking. But even such achievements are impressive. After all, even a couple of decades ago, everything that amputees could count on was a wheelchair, or a plastic prosthesis that served a maximum decorative function. Many details are printed on a 3D printer.
I think the words are unnecessary.
But that is not all. I want to tell about another team - the team of Heitor Bender from Berkeley Bionix.
And again, I turn to the help video, this is the presentation of 2011:
These two presentations raise great hopes for the development of this area, of course, the main issue remains the compactness, weight and duration of the batteries. But I think many of you remember kilogram phones, which cost a lot of money, but didn’t work that long. But for some 10 years, the technology has reduced the phones to miniature sizes. And of course, they emphasize the importance of programming in the technologies of the 21st century.
In both speeches there is courage, courage, perseverance. It causes respect regardless of achievements, but when you see how technology allows a person to walk, who was completely paralyzed, and a dancer without one leg to dance again, it causes a storm of emotions.
I hope you enjoy my article, and I can continue to acquaint you with the latest technologies.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/221217/
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