Engineering Bionic Benefits
From: Desktop Engineering - 11/01/2012 - page 2
By: Steve Robbins

While the Six Million Dollar Man may not be in our immediate future (and
would cost a lot more than $6 million), bionic technology may soon become
part of our everyday lives. 

It was back in 2009 at National Instruments Week in Austin, TX, when I
witnessed Tim Dehne, vice president of Engineering for NI, pilot a wheelchair
around the ballroom floor during the keynote speech using only his thoughts.
I have to say I, like everyone else in the room, was blown away. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aabhby.htm
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/level5/desktopengineering_201211/index.php?bm=normal#/6

Links:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Innovators Develop Mind-Computer Interface
  (with video 2:51)
http://www.ni.com/white-paper/6130/en

Audeo
http://www.theaudeo.com

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Better Bionic Body Parts
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/level5/desktopengineering_201211/index.php?bm=normal#/18

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Paralympic Athletes Benefit from Additive Manufacturing
http://www.rapidreadytech.com/2012/09/paralympics-athletes-benefit-from-additive-manufacturing/
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/level5/desktopengineering_201211/index.php?bm=normal#/20

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RSLSteeper Improves “Bionic” Hand Design (with video 0:56)
http://www.engineeringontheedge.com/2012/09/rslsteeper-improves-bionic-hand-design/

Man Fitted with Bionic Hand after Industrial Accident
http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_healthcare/article/man_fitted_with_bionic_hand_after_industrial_accident