Technabob » myoelectric http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Bebionic Hands Make Me Want to Cut Mine Off http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/19/bebionic-articulated-hands/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/19/bebionic-articulated-hands/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:25:00 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=28467 Actually no, I love my sweaty hands and my knobby fingers. But UK-based BeBionic‘s fully articulated myo-electric hands look menacing, making the simple act of gripping an apple or playing Jenga seem like part of a diabolical scheme.

BeBionic hand

The term myo-electric means that the hand is operated using electric signals from the human brain, much like their flesh and bone counterparts. BeBionic’s hands also work almost as smoothly as human hands:

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They could be a tad faster and smoother, but definitely usable, don’t you think? I wonder what Masamune Shirow thinks of BeBionic’s technology. The hand is set to debut at an exhibition in Leipzig, Germany on May 12-15, so we’ll probably have a lot more info then.

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/19/bebionic-articulated-hands/feed/ 1 The World’S Most (Face) Shocking Videos http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/28/the-worlds-most-face-shocking-video/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/28/the-worlds-most-face-shocking-video/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:36:10 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=10914 What do you get when you take four of your closest friends, attach electrodes to their faces, and then fire off small jolts of electricity to the beats of electronica? Video genius, I say.

face shocking video

Tokyo electronic artist / programmer / composer /DJ Daito Manabe connected each of his four friends to the business-end of his “Face Visualizer” device, which shoots computer-controlled myoelectric charges through the wires. Each shock results in an involuntary muscle twitch on its recipient’s victim’s face.

daito shocke

While Daito previously has subjected himself and some his cohorts to this torturous-looking procedure, this video has to be my favorite, offering four times the fun of his others.

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I also enjoyed this one, in which Daito attempted to “copy” his facial movements onto his friends. Creepy, but fun to watch nonetheless.

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You can check out more about Daito’s experimental works over on his website, and more video clips over on his YouTube page.

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