[Hplusroadmap] Powered exoskeletons, Iron Man, and transhumanism

[Arthur Endlein]

Well, i guess that the problem of a power source will still remain for some
time (or do any of you happen to be in possession of an ark reactor?), but
what could be done if we had unlimited amounts of it? I mean, enough power
provided, how small and strong could an engine be made?
(sorry if this message gets sent wrong, as i am not sure on how to use a
mailing list)

2008/5/22 Antonio Marcos <amcmr2003 at yahoo.com.br>:

> >I think when you start saying, "Yeah, I'm working on an exoskeleton armor
> just like Iron
> > Man!" that's when people will start looking at you weird.
>
> hahaha.. indeed, but on the other hand they might look at you as
> megalomaniac or dictatorial (maybe?) if you just say in a more "serious" way
> =] what would be better? =]
>
> >But, the way the robotics moved on that Iron Man armor...pretty sleek :)
> Didn't know
> > exoskeletons were considered transhumanist though.
>
> hehe, i guess anything that improves you (being your physical, mental,
> psychological, etc) could be viewed this way.. in a sense, most things that
> humans does (or any biological life i would say) could be viewed in this
> way, they are trying to improve their lives after all, arent they? maybe we
> could narrow down to explicitly "unnatural" ways (which we could still fit
> actions people wouldnt normally classify as transhuman) .. like the
> exoskeletons ..
> We can definitely say Nietzsche was the first transhumanist (ok, maybe the
> most "serious"(in the sense that he wrote books about it) or famous one.. or
> at least more specific, with his ubermensch )
>
> > Kevin
>
> Mark.
>
> --- Em *qui, 22/5/08, Kevin H <kevin.l.holmes at gmail.com>* escreveu:
>
> De: Kevin H <kevin.l.holmes at gmail.com>
> Assunto: Re: [Hplusroadmap] Powered exoskeletons, Iron Man, and
> transhumanism
> Para: "Transhumanist Technical Roadmap" <hplusroadmap at heybryan.org>
> Data: Quinta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2008, 14:41
>
>
> On 5/21/08, Bryan Bishop <kanzure at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Looks like these ideas play out well when brought up in a different
>> context. Just saying. :-)
>>
>
> The context being a film adaptation of a comic book? :)
>
> I think when you start saying, "Yeah, I'm working on an exoskeleton armor
> just like Iron Man!" that's when people will start looking at you weird.
>
> But, the way the robotics moved on that Iron Man armor...pretty sleek :)
> Didn't know exoskeletons were considered transhumanist though.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
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