Human augmentation - and so it begins

[Judgeneo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26418358

It seems that exoskeletons are not too far from hitting the market. This news has got one guy in the office quite excited as he struggles to walk with his cane atm. So I'm looking forward to seeing robot people walking around in the next few years

Is this heralding the start of a Deus-Ex style future where humans become "addicted" to augmentation?

Will you fuse with a machine for some sort of benefit?

 

[McGray]

I often receive comments on my gyrating hips.

 

[Redgie]

I'm amazed this technology hasn't come along further already, given the many amazing transformations (Such as your that that would be available to your colleague and millions more like him) that can come from it. Though like most things I suppose it's often down to funds.

As for addition to the stuff, not sure that's quite as plausible (Or likely to become common) as it was in Deus Ex, though I did love the many possibilities on that game

 

[AndyCroft1982]

when it can enable me to jump over a building then sign me up

 

[Haggisman]

Will you fuse with a machine for some sort of benefit?

Hell yes!

Although will we survive that long...

"Another Japanese company, Cyberdyne, has developed its hybrid assistive limb or Hal system, a range of machines designed for rescue recovery or "back load reduction" in the work place."

 

[Redgie]

when it can enable me to jump over a building then sign me up

Jumping over the building is easy, compressing the fall damage to a point where every bone in your body doesn't shatter on impact, that's the difficult part

 

[AndyCroft1982]

Jumping over the building is easy, compressing the fall damage to a point where every bone in your body doesn't shatter on impact, that's the difficult part

that will come as part of the 2.0 upgrade lol along with optional mini gun and rockets

 

[Haggisman]

Jumping over the building is easy, compressing the fall damage to a point where every bone in your body doesn't shatter on impact, that's the difficult part

Mini-thrusters in the feet

 

[Mat]

I'm going to get one and use it to help me during my work out in the gym.

I will then bathe in the warm glow of the monumental scale of the irony I exude.

 

[Redgie]

Mini-thrusters in the feet

I think the force of descending from terminal velocity to 0mph would still do some damage

 

[Atlas23]

Is this the future for Viagra?

 

[AndyCroft1982]

I think the force of descending from terminal velocity to 0mph would still do some damage

what about if your entire skeleton was mechanical? would you be able to punch a hole in the earth?

 

[Efour]

bum robot in my bum for pooping and bum stuff.

 

[Mat]

wow

 

[Redgie]

what about if your entire skeleton was mechanical? would you be able to punch a hole in the earth?

Probably, but getting through airport security would be a *****.

 

[AndyCroft1982]

Probably, but getting through airport security would be a *****.

wouldnt need to use airports mate as you could just use the thrusters to fly yourself tbh

 

[Cosimo]

Is this the future for Viagra?

Won't need it with your self powered throbbing thruster.

 

[Atlas23]

Won't need it with your self powered throbbing thruster.

Interesting.. using thrusters to maintain a certain amount of 'fireman' altitude?

Would that not cause injury to the woman (or man)? "My wife suffered heat injuries from my dong thruster"

lol dong thruster

 

[Theophany]

Is this the future for Viagra?

bum robot in my bum for pooping and bum stuff.

5* 10/10

 

[Mobius 1]

It'll just make already hard to catch criminals, harder to catch.