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Nature inspired wearables

Avanyali

February 2016

edited February 2016

in Prosthetics, wearables, and haptics

Hi everyone, I'm new to the biohack forums. I saw the bottlenose design and was hooked instantly on being a part of this.

I thought I'd just post some interesting wearables that have been engineered based on nature:

air current detection and low light vision - https://youtu.be/eAR3erZ3DrA?t=56m5s

ostrich speed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCnT-qWTE84

Nice to meet you all!

Comments

1. 

   _mz_o__
   February 2016
   That whisker-mask was interesting. I had a similar idea of using haptic feedback from proximity sensors on a car where the motors/feedback are placed on the back instead of the face. The bionic boot was cool to; it looks like an updated version of something similar I've seen a while ago.
2. 

   glims

   
   February 2016
   There is a whisker post on here somewhere...
3. 

   ChilliEye

   
   February 2016
   I want a pair of boots and that mask.
4. 

   ElectricFeel

   
   February 2016
   Mask is easy enough to make, it's only LiDAR and haptics. The sensors would be around $15-30 each, but everything else would come out to a total of maybe $35.
   I could make one using cheaper parts and application-specific pcbs for probably $200 and a month of free time.