Transdermal implant

[Heavyarmskai2000]

There have been several times I've considered Transdermal implants for interfacing myself with my armor.  For those of you that don't know I've added some links at the bottom _{(WARNING the you tube video is a little disturbing if you cant watch any type of surgical operation then don't watch this)}

Anyhoo why couldn't you implant sensors under your skin that could simply plug into a pilot suit or directly for interaction with a mech or exo armor.

It may be a disturbing prospect but it seems far easier than creating a skull cap laced with electrodes to read and interpret brain signals. These sensors could even be utilized as extentions to your central nervous system.  I have seen videos and discovery specials on implanted devices that are used in a similar fashion.  I don't know I just think its one step in the right direction when it comes to direct user control.  What are your thoughts?

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdermal_implant

You tube
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/NNDZ6HslYfM&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/NNDZ6HslYfM&rel=0</a>

[Imotion]

I find implants a bit creepy.
I thought that HAL, would sense the muscles activity. It even reacts faster then the human muscle.
Maybe that is a better solution than an implant?

[Heavyarmskai2000]

I guess so but I was thinking a little more permanent.  I love the idea of having 2 Extra doc Ock arms implanted near my shoulder blades.  With transdermal implants external devices like this could be plug and play.

[TechnoScream]

another problem I think is how quickly technology advances, cutting edge equipment soon becomes obsolete. I wouldn't want to get a device implanted and then find out a week later that its being replaced by something better. This is too permanent in my opinion, Id rather stick with external devices.

[Heavyarmskai2000]

OK OK fine ill become the only cyborg on the MMFT lol (seceretly though I dont like the idea of surgery though).  Well following along the lines of Transdermal implants what do you think about implantable batterys that run on our blood or human heat sinks.  Ithought about inplantable heat sinks after I started running hard last year.  My body temprature would rise very rapidly due to all of that extreme exertion and no matter what foot ware I had on my feet built up all sorts of heat due to friction so I thought why not design implantable heat sincs to dissipate that heat?  Or even better a sterling engine that utlizes body heat for constant power.

sterling engine
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkTbBjIZ4X8&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/UkTbBjIZ4X8&rel=0</a>

[ass3mblyr3quir3d]

Sterling engines are okay, but really not good for anything other than science projects, or discussion topics. The biggest problem is that there is almost no way to regulate RPMs. You can't apply throttle or anything. When the heat rises, the engine speeds up. Less heat and it slows down. It's hard to control that. They considered using them in cars back in the early 20th century and determined it to be impractica.

[Heavyarmskai2000]

Ive actually looked back into implantable devices and I really want to learn more about the medical side of this technology.  Im seriously thinking of developing somthing based on this tech and testing it on myself.

[Imotion]

Just be carefull with that, infections can be nasty.
I would go for a different approach, like a they do with modern car keys. It sends a signal within a certain range, once the car is that range and you grap the handle the car unlocks without you needing to use a real key to unlock it.

[Heavyarmskai2000]

Just be carefull with that, infections can be nasty.
I would go for a different approach, like a they do with modern car keys. It sends a signal within a certain range, once the car is that range and you grap the handle the car unlocks without you needing to use a real key to unlock it.

Your right about being careful with infection.  Thats why im learning more about surgical procedgures.  Oh and did you know scientists now have a paper thin battery that runs on the electrolites in our blood.  Thats a cool idea for a powersource for this technology.