Trouble at the Interface 2.0 – Cyborg and Extended Self Extended Self By Bill Bailey   While reading the extended self, my thoughts drifted to the public’s quick reception to these adaptations on such technologies.  Along with the assistance from the ever-growing feedback of many leading enthusiast communities that supply this technologies advancement at an…

Talk of Haptics, Telematics and Prosthetics- the whole idea of technology as an extension of the self and its senses and capabilities- and being present somewhere even when you are physically far away. These concepts brought to my mind a lot of the themes presented in a cult classic anime series, Ghost In The Shell (pictured here, images from…

Interactive Games:Out with the Old in with the New Artwork by Toshio Iwai What caught my attention in this article was noticing the interaction between playing video games and the relationship with them. Even thought now interactive media has now become more complex as stated in the article, people tend to draw the line on what’s…

While reading the article “Extended Self”, written by Ken Rinaldo, I came across the picture of a man with three arms. The art piece is labeled as “Third Hand” by Stelarc. With this in mind, I decided to do more research on what else Stelarc has made while using technology as an extension of the…

As I was reading through “Cyborg and the Extended Self” I was very heavily reminded of the show “Ghost in the Shell”, which has many iterations and a few movies but the series as a whole is what I was reminded of. This show is a futuristic world in which cyborgs and people both exist,…

Extended Self The extended self is not something I have really thought about. Something as simple as using our cellphones is considered as an extension of ourselves. And we create a connection with that piece of technology. It made me think of plenty of other pieces of technology that would be considered as extended self. One that…

When I was reading about the robotic assisted surgery which is truly amazing, it reminded me of a video I saw about a pair of robotic arms that cook.  Moley Robotics created fully articulated robotic arms that have the ability to cook at the same speed of a person. Master Chef Tim Anderson’s movements were recorded…

September 25, 2016 Ally Gawrys Robot. Controlled. Surgery. Can you believe it? In “Interfaces and Telematics” the ultimate clash of science and art is being practiced during the time when someones life is on the line. Telematics surgery is human conducted surgery with assistance from a robot. This technology isn’t even just limited to same-room…

When talking about Stelarc’s Third Hand device it reminded me about this really interesting video I had seen. For those who don’t know, the third arm piece was attached to his forearm and controlled through abdominal and leg muscle movements. Using this third arm he wrote down evolution of a clear board, as seen here:…

MEMS, or Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, could simply describe walking several cyber-miles in a matter of footsteps. When reading this, this made me think of a factor of science fiction that scientists strive to achieve daily: teleportation. As the article stated, one foot step could relate to 7 miles. In a way, this means that…

When reading about haptics in relation to machines or computer programs, I was reminded of a work that a previous professor of mine did.  Matt Wizinsky, in collaboration with the UIC Innovation Center, created a touch screen that records the depth of the push you are making.  To do this, Matt employed a Microsoft Kinect…

The Daisy Mouse was created by Joseph Delappe is one of the most miraculous invention of our time. It allows for surgeons to control surgical robots from all around the world using the precise and exact movements the surgeon would be making if he/she was there. This invention is just another example of how technology…