Would you put on an exoskeleton that meant you could run for an entire day without getting tired?
What about one that would allow you to stay on your feet longer at work?
The technology to give people superhuman strength is currently being developed but the ethical questions about whether we should be developing it and in what circumstances it should be used, are only just beginning to be asked.
Ford brings exo suits to workers
An exoskeleton, as the name suggests, is an external frame that can be worn to support the body, either to help a person overcome an injury or to enhance their biological capacities. Powered by a system of electric motors, the frame gives limbs extra movement, strength and endurance.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Biomechatronics Lab, researchers are working on exoskeletons that will work in far better harmony with the body.
Perfect pianist
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Could technology create a superhuman pianist?
PhD student Tyler Clites posed the scenario of a piano player who has developed arthritis.
BEST SMARTPHONE OF 2018
In considering how technology could help this person regain their skills, he started asking if he could go even further.
"Why not go from a B piano player to an A++ piano player and be someone who can reach keys or create new types of sound patterns that no human has ever created before?" he asked the BBC on a visit to the lab
"I find it very interesting that often as humans we are satisfied with where we are, with some baseline that we have set arbitrarily."
What about one that would allow you to stay on your feet longer at work?
The technology to give people superhuman strength is currently being developed but the ethical questions about whether we should be developing it and in what circumstances it should be used, are only just beginning to be asked.
Ford brings exo suits to workers
An exoskeleton, as the name suggests, is an external frame that can be worn to support the body, either to help a person overcome an injury or to enhance their biological capacities. Powered by a system of electric motors, the frame gives limbs extra movement, strength and endurance.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Biomechatronics Lab, researchers are working on exoskeletons that will work in far better harmony with the body.
Perfect pianist
Image caption
Could technology create a superhuman pianist?
PhD student Tyler Clites posed the scenario of a piano player who has developed arthritis.
BEST SMARTPHONE OF 2018
In considering how technology could help this person regain their skills, he started asking if he could go even further.
"Why not go from a B piano player to an A++ piano player and be someone who can reach keys or create new types of sound patterns that no human has ever created before?" he asked the BBC on a visit to the lab
"I find it very interesting that often as humans we are satisfied with where we are, with some baseline that we have set arbitrarily."
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