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General => Tech Chat => Topic started by: Darren Dirt on October 21, 2013, 12:51:03 PM

Title: robot on display -- with working lungs and heart
Post by: Darren Dirt on October 21, 2013, 12:51:03 PM
"The world's first bionic man has exhibited at the Air and Space museum in Washington, complete with working heart, lung and speech functions."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24572039 (*BBC video report ; 8 months ago there was also this other BBC video (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21339310))

* @ 1:06 She asks the scientist guy a question about "Frank", saying "how close is this to a REAL human" ; I half-expected him to answer that Frank is "Almost" Human (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_Human_(TV_series)) ;)
Title: Re: robot on display -- with working lungs and heart
Post by: Mr. Analog on October 21, 2013, 01:05:48 PM
It's no SMALL WONDER this isn't more popular...

/sorry I got nothin'
Title: Re: robot on display -- with working lungs and heart
Post by: Darren Dirt on October 21, 2013, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 21, 2013, 01:05:48 PM
It's no SMALL WONDER this isn't more popular...

/sorry I got nothin'

MANN oh man, I tell ya that MACHINE
is destined in the
FUTURE to be a COP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Cop_(TV_series)#See_also)
or something -- I can picture after a hard day at the precinct "Frank" will drive
HOlMEs and play with a YO-YO
or something.
Title: Re: robot on display -- with working lungs and heart
Post by: Mr. Analog on October 21, 2013, 01:37:10 PM
And all the while the taxpayer is stuck with the $5 Million Dollar medical bill...