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tv   Shift  Deutsche Welle  May 9, 2021 11:15am-11:31am CEST

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in a row but if you look back at if you recall back to the day when the brucia was founded 963 by in munich have won 31 title since then the next closest. endorsement with fife wow well it's you know it's a sort of record thank you very much only one of dr. you know watching his shift living in the digital age is up next and that would have white on top but . it's an ongoing quest to change. the arab spring began in 2011. people stood up against corrupt rulers and dictatorship.
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all these moments. have left deep banks in my memory. they had hoped for more security more freedom more dignity. have their hopes been fulfilled. 10 years after the arab spring. rebellion starts june 7th on d w. getting stronger and smarter through technology this dream is quickly becoming a reality researchers and develop as a driving force the digital optimization of humans with mind blowing results will be all soon become cyborgs today's topic on shit. those cybernetic all commision or sidewalk for short has played
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a major role in pop culture for example in the movie robocop a police officer with potentially fatal injuries becomes a super cop with his high tech implants tony stark from the marvel universe can fly and his alma and superman's colleagues updates his hardware to gain new powers and skills these the. is even real of humans and their bodies with the physical components they called themselves cyborgs or bio hackers and from britain is one of them he's colorblind and has no intent but converts calos into sounds like the human eye his intent i can even detect infrared and by that he has a chip implanted in his head to make this work pretty intense but actually there are lots of scientists and companies working on brain computer interfaces they allow direct communication between brain and computer so you can control device with your mind but it's not just a gimmick it can fundamentally improve the lives of people with spinal injuries on
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your logical disorders us tech titan mosque is developing a brain computer interface at a startup neural that the team implanted chips in both brain hemispheres of the macaque page then taught him to play a game with a joystick and to snuff signals were transmitted to a computer by a bluetooth pager was fed been honest movie through a tube as a reward when the researchers the activated the joystick pager controlled the game with his paws along the computer had learned to interpret the brain activity but there are devices that humans can control of the mind even with the brain chip like by only prosthesis that replace missing body parts british game of daniel melville even uses one when he plays video games prostheses can also give people bred new powers how would you like. this prosthetic makes it possible to do things that usually require 2 hands. it's connected to
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a wristband with a motor which drives the thumb to receive signals via bluetooth from pressure sensors attached to. the user can control the prosthesis by moving their big. deal and born so. danny clo developed the 3rd in london she wants to show that prosthetics don't always have to replace what's missing they can also provide an add on and upgrade. what's fascinating is after just 5 days of training with the 3rd he was signed and had formed in the test subjects brains and the way they use their normal fingers changed other developments like this that blur the line between human and machine sometimes on the skin sometimes. it might look like a temporary tattoo but this is actually
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a communication interface made from gold leaf. skin was invented by the massachusetts institute of technology one version works like a touch pad while another uses near field communication for n.f.c. technology to communicate with other interfaces. in the future when you walk into a tattoo parlor you would come out with a tattoo like this they will not only be very sophisticated technically but they will become an extension of yourself. often for get your cues eric frisk can open his door in sweden with a microchip implanted under his skin it's the size of a grain of rice and works like a room card in a hotel it's estimated that 50000 people around the world already where one of these plants they can even be ordered. and the interesting thing is when the chips start getting smarter and start having you know sensors and things like that so
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instead of just opening a door maybe i can have continuously record my my body temperature or my blood sugar level etc etc. and actually give me useful information about my body. but taking. that literally gets under your skin isn't for everyone implants are just one way to become a cyborg now also robotic suits called exoskeletons they promise more strength better. heavy lifting uncomfortable work exoskeletons could someday help people reduce the strain on their backs originally developed for medical and military use they're now increasingly deployed in the automotive industry and logistics many see it as win when employees stay healthier and companies profit from the increased efficiency in production. robotic
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technology that makes work more arrogant nomic is under intensive development predominantly in the u.s. and germany but also in china and japan. we want to create devices that help people in their workplace and to make these tools more accessible and easy to use i don't think humans will ever become dispensable. there are only a few companies that are designing completely automated systems because they require considerate investment so i think we'll always have human workers. on. the exoskeleton created by a japanese company i've told has been in use for years in production. and in japan's biggest airports. the 4 and a half kilograms like a rucksack it has a sensor that detects the wires movements so when lifting 2 motors in the suit
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automatically support the user's movement. the motors deactivate when the user is walking. countries like japan are increasingly relying on robotics because with an aging population work forces are becoming depleted. right now we mainly make support devices but in the future we want to create products that enhance people's abilities and add physical functions like a 3rd arm we want to cater to a society in which people of all ages can work without physical limits. and it could get much more spectacular than that that envelop us that have been working for more than 10 years on this meager exercise called neal i was even allowed to try it out during my visit to japan i felt like lieutenant ripley underside high classic aliens with supernatural powers the developers claim that one alone can lift up to 50 kilograms its hold that neil will soon at the construction industry
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or in disaster management. have a growing role in the medical sector as well what's special about this model from japan is that it's controlled by nerve impulses how is its name that stands for hybrid assisted limb as an ultimate goal even paraplegics could train with how and learn to walk again my colleague is under a ball went to test the exoskeleton at the company cyberdyne in japan so these electrodes here will detect my brain signals and send it to this machine so that it will move for me so now i'm going to try to flatten and move my arm. it detects pretty well and now i'm going to try to lock my arm in place. and it will still move for me.
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to. speak or that i do wonder does this kind is this. go out of control sometimes no. electrodes translate the brain signals into a command. for the exoskeleton her brain sends the command moved to the muscles via the spine to signal is detected by house built in sensors. the motor receives the signal and pal starts moving. this is more difficult for patients with paraplegia because the nerve connections are disrupted but if there are any remaining impulses hal could provide beneficial treatment time for a little test walk because sandra is allowed to wear the exoskeleton herself it's attached to a bracket since it's designed for people with impaired mobility it's a very intimate. setting it is actually really like
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starting training right now. i feel a little bit mechanic with my movement. but i think it is just getting used to the machine because now i feel a little more comfortable in it so now using creasing to speed. the monitor displays casandra and her nerve signals as a way for how works together with other systems to analyze the signals and evaluate user data. so how do paralyzed people actually learn to walk again with health the activation of muscle impulses creates a few back effect that enables the brain to learn how to make the body walk again from scratch it's called neural feedback training it only works for about 20 to 30
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percent of paraplegic patients but the results are still impressive. so with other actors skeletons the movements are preprogramed so patients wearing the suit will have to rely on it permanently however with hell it teaches you how to walk again basically making the. actions from your brain to your broken sentences so basically these patients go through the these trainings and at the end of the training they're able to walk again without the technology without the suit hal was developed by japanese roboticist. he is the founder and c.e.o. all cyberdyne and a professor at the university of to cuba she believes these by only gays and cyber technologies are a step into a new age. i mean it's getting to think as we're constantly wearing technology or strongly connected to it in that sense we're born cyborgs start to think that they
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want all the unity as technology becomes more accessible we'll be able to use it without even being aware of it this phenomenon is the fusion of humans and technology and this symbiotic relationship will continue to develop we all becoming cyborgs or we already and if the technology becomes available soon won't people get left behind who don't want to be enhanced or who can't afford it what are your views on cyber technology is this the chance for us all to upgrade or i was skeptical let us know for example on you tube there will also find more videos about you know mosques new reading project and the paralyzed man who controls an exoskeleton with his mind.
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