Looking Forward : Technology that we may or may not see in the future. Some of it is my ideas and thoughts, some is that people are developing now, and all of it is filtered through my perspective as to what could be done.
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Monday, February 25, 2002



Robo-Therapist Helps Ailing Limbs. Stroke patients who lose the use of a limb may soon have a robot to assist their human physical therapist during rehab. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News]


Abstract: Robot puts patients through their paces following the instructions set by the therapist.
Commentary: Possible future uses:
  1. Teaching tool to promote proper body mechanics when (re)learning new physical skills
  2. Intelligent full body warm up and stretching machine for patients in comas or otherwise rendered sessile.
  3. Ultimate strength traininng machine using systems built in adjustable resistance.
  4. First step in feedback system for intelligent exoskeleton system.
  5. Full on resistance training for long term deep space flights. Would aid in maintaining muscle mass and bone density over course of long voyages.
  6. Restraint system for prisoners in maximum security prisons. True lockdowns, TAKE NOTE: People can (and have) died from being held stationary for too long. It was the cause of death in a recent "air rage" case.
  7. Preparation for high gravity environments by mimicing the greater weight that will be encountered on the new planet.



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