Prof believes Iron Man-like suit here within 30 years
Posted September 14, 2011 11:17 pm.
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VANCOUVER(NEWS1130) – A University of Victoria neuroscientist says the Hollywood tale of “Iron Man” could become a reality within 30 years, with people being able to don a robot-like suit and control it with their minds.
Paul Zehr says the Iron Man-like “exoskeletons” will have practical benefits such as helping people with spinal-cord injuries walk.
He says they will also have military applications.
Zehr says now’s the time to think about the practical and moral implications of the technology.”Let’s imagine that the Iron Man suit of armour that we all see in the movies, comics or graphic novels existed, how would you ever control that? How would your body interface with it? And if you did interface with it, how would that work and what would it mean?”
He will tackle the issues during a Sept. 20 talk at B.C.’s centre for spinal cord research and treatment at Vancouver General Hospital.
Zehr is the author of two books – ``Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero,” and “Inventing Iron Man: The Possibility of a Human Machine.”
