First Bionic Dog

[thomasallencummins]

www.livescience.com/technology/070720_bionic_dog.html

The world's first bionic dog, a Belgian shepherd named Storm, now has a carbon-fiber prosthetic paw. The dog underwent an amputation earlier this year to remove a tumor; his new paw should have him up and around soon. Veterinarian surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick of Farnam, Surrey (U.K.) hopes that the technique will also be of possible benefit to humans.

Well I'm suprised it took this long. Good for Storm. Good boy. ;D

[ram]

Cool.

Cue the voiceover: "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology..."

Okay, so maybe he's still far from the level of cyborg canine Max from Bionic Woman, but ya gotta start somewhere.

[thomasallencummins]

ram said:

Cool.

Cue the voiceover: "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology..."

Okay, so maybe he's still far from the level of cyborg canine Max from Bionic Woman, but ya gotta start somewhere.

I thought I'd never think about that again. The Bionic family, dog included. Makes me want to roll my eyes but when I was a kid I didn't miss an episode of the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. That's the 70's for ya. ;D

[ram]

I'm not sure how I'd respond to those shows now, but I do feel nostalgic about them. The bionic slo-mo was so cool at the time. One thing I wonder about is, would Steve Austin still cost $6 million today or would inflation and other factors make it more like $60 million?

[thomasallencummins]

ram said:

I'm not sure how I'd respond to those shows now, but I do feel nostalgic about them. The bionic slo-mo was so cool at the time. One thing I wonder about is, would Steve Austin still cost $6 million today or would inflation and other factors make it more like $60 million?

I'm guessing with inflation and all the gnarly new powers Steve would get with decades of advancements in technology, I'm thinking more like 160 mil.
The slo mo "special effects" from the old shows probably wouldn't play very well today. I'd watch the 70s episodes for the nostalgia but the new Bionic Woman series will likely feature some nice CGI effects.
Why oh why do things have to change?

[ram]

I was excited when I heard about the new Bionic Woman series. I'll watch the first few episodes at least, to see how it is. I have high hopes for the show, but I'm prepared for disappointment.