Why stop there? I want my dog and fox and wolf girls too
lowleveldata 129 points a year ago
burntbacon 9 points a year ago
Luckily you can already get those at your local stable AND with a bit of leather at your local bdsm club!
WoodScientist 33 points a year ago
Won't someone think of the poor working class furries? A fur suit can already cost 10 or 20 grand. Now they're going to have to add cyborg body parts to the mix as well? Talk about gentrification!
CitizenKong 14 points a year ago
Gerontofication, in this case.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points a year ago
wait what. i made one for 200 bucks that the theater program i made it for is still using 30 years later (i build shit to last). you mean i could make money doing that?
WoodScientist 5 points a year ago
I'm not in that community myself, but from what I hear a high quality for suit can cost $10-20k. Not sure what differences in construction may exist between those and what you made. But some artists definitely make decent livings making them.
Tier1BuildABear 90 points a year ago
Also these ears will help to uh, absorb the echoes and extra noise of the world around you. Yeah.
interdimensionalmeme 21 points a year ago
Wait, I ... could make human-cat hears that actually have microphones in them and that turn towards the gaze and they could actually ear out of them if they're wearing linked earphones ... could even do some psychoacoustic filtering to give some kind of "superearing" ability .... Then some cunt like Elon is going to just steal my idea... meh. .. eff it
interdimensionalmeme 10 points a year ago
Why do I keep doing this
Use a combination of different size microphones diaphragms and not just MEMS devices, Use the earshape parabolic concentration points for finding the optimal location and orientation of diaphragms include ultrasonic transceivers for out of band perception (also echolocation, room mapping, darksight) also to allow covert/out of band ultrasound communication with other catgirls that normies cannot hear (that means connecting transceivers AS transceivers, with US band amplifier for transmission) Using servogalvos to modify ear shape for acoustic focusing, if ear direction is using a gear drive, use double helical gear and a low acoustic profile dampening coating on the gears (acoustic anti-reflection) because we are making a listening device and we don't want to listen to gear noises ! Consider ultrasonic motors instead of geared drive. Software wise, using direct wifi and ble for communication (DECT sucks, proprietary standard sucks) this should work with a raspberry pi and only open source software out of the box, no drivers needed, yes that means multichannel transmission and do all the processing off device actual software, we're using the various microphones as an asynchronous, heterogenous phased array, unlike regular phased arrays which have many identifical receivers along a straight plane here we are going to skip a couple technological steps and use "receiver diversity" in the phased array design, so not only are the receivers in different places NOT on a plane, they are also receivers with different acoustic profiles (different sensibility of different frequencies) and anisotropic (due to ear "lens-shape") reception patterns, so all of that diversity has to be correlated between all receivers to create an acoustic map of the world, so that we can decide also what sounds are psychoacoustically relevant and point the ears in that direction, listen if the received signal is actually signal or noise and then send that to the user, in realtime (max processing time is 20ms top end) make sure ear shape flexibility is enough to receive and focus some signal backwards.. there's still a few things to consider but I think that's mostly it, for the earbud, use close loop ear canal acoustic feedback for the amplifier drive, use only open standards and open firmware in all devices. System to use myoelectic ear movement as control input feedback, at least with these two modes, ear movement to manual steering of the acoustic phased array, and the other ear movement to select auditory focus of signal sources (that is, automatic switching between detected relevant auditory sources). Add RED+IR laser pointer to the ears that can be used as a pointed, to indicate (covertly for IR) which auditory source is currently select and in what direction this signal currently use (ensure positional live tracking is reflected in beam direction). Use sub-vocal command interface for higher function control of the listening device. Provide standardized pattern and calibration equipment definition for microphone correlation calibration, use only open hardware assemblages. Include live transcription to text of all received text, ensure at least capacity for 12 simultaneous audio to text transcription channel, include live audio MP3QR decoding and all other digital audio transmission standard live decoding and transcription as part of the transcription channel capability. Include text summary ability, include voice signature automatic identification and tagging of decoded text stream, at least 4 terabyte storage space, maximum head weight 150 gram excluding battery, battery system must have 1 minute with no battery operation time or dual battery swapping system. include hardware audio encoder and decoder supporting all current ffmpeg codecs. Include acoustic counter battery targetting receiver system. Oh almost forgot, dual laser system mounted with microprism(for aimed laser microphone ability, to listen sounds through walls or from vibrating surfaces)
Ok Machine, convert this schizo-ing document into Ratheon Cybernetic Auditory Telemetry & Echolocation with Anisotropic Reception (CAT&EAR) engineering requirement draft document
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 8 points a year ago
They need to increase their birthrate somehow.
green_copper 4 points a year ago
taps fingers together rhythmically
Good, gooood. It's all coming together.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points a year ago
catgirl mecha, if we're being precise.
rizzothesmall 1 point a year ago
This feels more like monkey nannas. An entirely more niche kink.
serenissi -6 points a year ago
contrary to popular beliefs real cat girls do exist in Japan. there is more information on the internet https://redlib.orangenet.cc/r/realscatgirls . unfortunately it's on reddit not on lemmy (yet).
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 point a year ago
it was you wasnt it
MonkderVierte 156 points a year ago
How about bionic ear appendages to combat hearing loss?
MonkderVierte 135 points a year ago
No, cat ears.
apotheotic 33 points a year ago
Is that like a sexually transmitted ear infection?
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 15 points a year ago
No, it's aurally transmitted.
ProvableGecko 3 points a year ago
Soon...
perishthethought 86 points a year ago
I posted this comment on another thread:
My elation can't be measured.
perishthethought 3 points a year ago
Ok. I just want the good news.
Evil_Shrubbery 74 points a year ago
Both sysadmins and hentai enthusiasts rejoice!
Evil_Shrubbery 4 points a year ago
Lol, actually, I was even thinking of specifically additionally naming elderly sysadmins and elderly hentai enthusiasts too ...
outhouseperilous 8 points a year ago
Fuck. Yes. Id make so many comments about killing spider man.
vic_rattlehead 2 points a year ago
Say a prayer to the Four-Armed Emperor.
cogitase 65 points a year ago
Is that photo AI? All the videos of the real prototype look substantially different.
Sergio 70 points a year ago
At best it's concept art, tho that thin strap probably wouldn't serve the purpose they're looking for. At worst it's generated by clickbait article writers.
How could they pass up an "electrified facehugger penis sheath" image like this?
fr tho it's pretty cool research
WoodScientist 10 points a year ago
I'm just imagining the scene in a sci fi comedy.
"I thought you said we were getting mechanical tails? Why the Hell is this attached to my front?"
"Experiments determined that this was actually the more effective and cheaper option. Don't worry, a front tail works just fine for balance!"
NeatNit 28 points a year ago
You're right, it seems. That video is old (6 years), but I couldn't find any photos or videos that look substantially different from it.
"Arque tail" is the keywords to search for, if anyone wants to do their own research.
TheEighthDoctor 1 point a year ago
Do people just use "AI" now instead of "Photoshopped"
cogitase 3 points a year ago
What kind of office chair has one leg that's 50% longer than the others and why is there a tube extending directly downward from the ceiling to above that chair? People cranking out this sort of thing absolutely use AI instead of Photoshop now.
TempermentalAnomaly 62 points a year ago
Now if it can stab people and drain them of their bioenergy, I can reach my final form!
LogicalDrivel 11 points a year ago
Tonight on Lifetime-Japan, Speed Walkers - A motley crew of septuagenarians must defeat the evil doer, osteoarthritis man, else they will be forced to deal with painful joints! Can these grizzled grandmas come out victorious? Tune in to find out!
ILikeBoobies 6 points a year ago
tokusatsu
What does this word mean?
ThePantser 60 points a year ago
Furry costumes just got more lifelike.
Tylerdurdon 47 points a year ago
I have a feeling a completely different audience has a definite interest. They would just cover it in the same fur as the rest of their costume.
AceFuzzLord 18 points a year ago
I was hoping for research into genetically adding one to a human, but I'll.take this.
outhouseperilous 6 points a year ago
Comes later.
Harbinger01173430 2 points a year ago
Can't we just find a way to upgrade the earth animals instead?
We can have real furries that way
outhouseperilous 5 points a year ago
Upgrade?
Have we even seriously tried opening dialogue with elephant or whale tribes?
I know we jacked off a bunch of dolphins we raised in captivity, but, like... Did we send anthropologists anf linguists?
ZILtoid1991 2 points a year ago
You already have the nerves there, and it's quite trivial to connect them to a neurotransmitter, especially since the patent expired.
SeductiveTortoise 41 points a year ago
The next thing I need is an articulated mouth and the ability to spit fire. And spikes on my back!
For balance as well, obviously.
bleistift2 17 points a year ago
The way it’s depicted, the weight will be felt around the center point of the body. That’s where it exerts the least force. Also I contest the notion that a difference of 5kg is that significant, even in elderly people.
burntbacon 8 points a year ago
One of the typical bits of advice for elderly folks walking around is a five pound limit on carried items, so five kilos is probably going to affect things more. Poor mobility is a downward line though, not a sudden switch that is flipped, so there is a range of walking difficulties and I'm sure some of that range will be helped by a device like this.
Tlaloc_Temporal 5 points a year ago
Carried itens put strain along the sholders and entire spine, and contribute to a high center of gravity. Waist mounted items (like this tail) put strain on only the hips and legs, and in the most stable way. I'd only be worried if there was a particular problem with hips or legs.
Jankatarch 38 points a year ago
Yup. That's the most cost-effctive solution to the elderly falling problem. Trust me there is no other reason we are doing this.
MDCCCLV 8 points a year ago
Money for elderly that can prevent them from needing very expensive nursing home care is a huge market with no limit if the product works well. Especially for Japan but really everywhere will have increasingly large cohorts of their elderly people with not enough young people to care for them.
Alcoholicorn 6 points a year ago
Theres a few companies that make moving tails (and wings) for a few hundred USD, but they tend to be waitless rather than designed for balancing
Alcoholicorn 3 points a year ago
Have you seen how big a hang glider is? That's roughly what a human-mass creature needs to fly.
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_stranger_ 17 points a year ago
It's Japan, it was definitely Cat Girls first, literally any justification to spend money developing this second.
If it were me it'd be a dragon tail, but to each their own.
WorldsDumbestMan 1 point a year ago
I'd do the Saiyan monkey tail, I already have everything else covered.
ArmchairAce1944 28 points a year ago
I can think of another demographic that would like this...
TankovayaDiviziya 26 points a year ago
In all seriousness, human elderlies are actually evolutionary anomaly, because if Darwinian tenet of "survival of the fittest" applies 100% of the time, they would not be the norm. But the fact that old people are prevalent in human society is the proof that we are compassionate and loving creatures that transcend cold evolutionary programming. We care for others and the vulnerable.
Rekorse 27 points a year ago
Almost all of it comes down to how long it takes to raise children. It takes a lot more people and effort and time to raise humans vs any other species, and its made us unique in that we have essentially support roles. Elderly people, people who can't or dont want to have kids of their own, even older children, all have a role to play in making sure we make it to adulthood and continue the species.
Patches 7 points a year ago
Does anyone currently have any elders taking care of their kids? Or having done so?
The current generation of Elders living today aren't doing shit for support.
I would argue given how much voting power they have - they are actively making it worse for parents everyone
Djehngo 8 points a year ago
It's becoming more common where I am for a couple to move back to somewhere near one of their sets of parents before they have kids so they can rely on them for occasional childcare since both of the new parents usually have jobs
BastingChemina 6 points a year ago
Yes, my mother in law is living with us and helping is to take care of our 4 years old and 2 years old
BastingChemina 4 points a year ago
The "grandmother theory" is supporting this idea.
The idea is that past a certain age there is an evolutionary benefit to not be able to have kids anymore. Past a certain age, to pass our genes it's more beneficial to be able to help descendants with their kids rather than having kids on our own.
null_dot 13 points a year ago
Sure, in the context of physical abilities.
However, i think bands of hominids who care for each other have a survival advantage. I guess thats who we've evolved to be social creatures.
Also,, nanna might not be able to hunt mammoths anymore, but she knows what to do in years when the mammoth dont come.
nymnympseudonym 17 points a year ago
Actually having elders in human societies is shown to positively correlate with better outcomes for the youth in that society. Grandmothers in particular have a measurable benefit.
kieron115 6 points a year ago
Yeah. One idea is that, since our offspring take SO long to mature and take so many resources relative to other animals, that it makes more sense at some point for mothers to devote their resources to existing children rather than focus on trying to have more. So it benefits us as a species to have "support" people like grandmas in our society. This is getting into a tangent but there are all sorts of things that kinda "make sense" if you think about life before modern society. Homosexual men would have probably been an evolutionary advantage to a clan of early humans since it would have provided extra strong male bodies without adding to mating pressure. People with a preference for staying up at night and sleeping during the day could have provided more alert guards to watch for predators. Etc etc.
WorldsDumbestMan 2 points a year ago
What about ADHD people?
Lemminary 3 points a year ago
Ohh, add this recent episode of Radiolab to the list.
kieron115 5 points a year ago
Except that it isn't a religious thing. I don't know if it was natural selection or societal pressure causing artificial selection, but human's are something of an evolutionary anomaly in the sense that the only other animals on earth who go through menopause are a few species of whales. There's a whole evolutionary hypothesis tied to it called the grandmother hypothesis. Or you can watch this PBS video about it if you don't feel like reading. It's pretty interesting really.
Edit: I'm also just gonna paste a paragraph from the wikipedia if people want the tl;dr.
Evolutionary theory dictates that all organisms invest heavily in reproduction in order to replicate their genes. According to parental investment, human females will invest heavily in their young because the number of mating opportunities available to them and how many offspring they are able to produce in a given amount of time is fixed by the biology of their sex. This inter birth interval (IBI) is a limiting factor in how many children a woman can have because of the extended developmental period that human children experience. Extended childhood, like the extended post-reproductive lifespan for females, is relatively unique to humans.[8] Because of this correlation, human grandmothers are well-poised to provide supplemental parental care to their offspring's children. Since their grandchildren still carry a portion of their genes, it is still in the grandmother's genetic interest to ensure those children survive to reproduction.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod 8 points a year ago
There are other species which have elderly members, namely whales and elephants.
It’s postulated that having grandmothers helps in a species where young take a long time to mature.
kieron115 4 points a year ago
I posted this further down but you would enjoy it if you haven't seen it already. The end of the video supports your statement. Why Your Grandmother Is an Evolutionary Mystery
humanspiral 1 point a year ago
fact that old people are prevalent in human society is the proof that we are compassionate and loving creatures
It could be media/social programing from perspective of the wiser imposed on the foolish.
WorldsDumbestMan 1 point a year ago
What was that study again? Something like 30% of people would just swerve into a fake turtle to kill it, for no fucking reason at all. TL;DR There's an anomaly alright, murdery people.
Red_October 5 points a year ago
He'll probably be pretty impressed and offer a high five.
Lost_My_Mind 22 points a year ago
This is just the first step towards making Dr Octopuss a reality. AND WE DON'T HAVE SPIDERMAN TO SAVE US!!!!
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burntbacon 2 points a year ago
Why do we need a spiderman? I've got two granny-pusses and a grandpaussy in the retirement home that can come put a squash on any shenanigans.
AdrianTheFrog 22 points a year ago
Looking at other papers from the same lab and this is the silliest paper I've ever seen, they're evaluating the effect of shining rgb lights at glass noodles on the eating experience
Bane_Killgrind -24 points a year ago
Nobody wants to do that because men are thirsty.
bluecat_OwO 5 points a year ago
true as a man, they thirst for my booty when all I care for is good back posture
vaultdweller013 2 points a year ago
As a five five man I can assure you that I do do this and the only ones thirsty for that are my cats seeking ont my blood.
NigelFrobisher 19 points a year ago
About time they did something for the furries.
Jankatarch 17 points a year ago
YES. THIS IS THE GOAL.
apotheotic 16 points a year ago
Make it fluffy and I'm in
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Evil_Shrubbery 4 points a year ago
Or scaly.
Or covered in suckers.
Or feathers.
UltraGiGaGigantic 14 points a year ago
OwO
YiddishMcSquidish 15 points a year ago
SlartyBartFast 14 points a year ago
I would put it on the front
ToiletFlushShowerScream 12 points a year ago
Just what the japanes elderly need, a heavy battery powered contraption strapped to their waist to be more stable. I've also heard in Tokyo that everyone is always 5ft apart from one another, plenty of room to be whipping a pseudo tail around.
EldenLord 7 points a year ago
Just uhh…give it a few wheels, optimally in the front…like make it 4 wheels and they can grab 2 handles with brakes to stabilize on slopes. They might not even have to use the tail too much
…oh…that‘s just a walker, isn‘t it?
YiddishMcSquidish 6 points a year ago
Oh that rural Tokyo, where the rice fields go on further than the eye can see. This would be super helpful navigating those plank bridges.
Zerush 11 points a year ago
It remeber me an painting of Patrick Woodroffe
Zerush 1 point a year ago
Same for this Tail, there are better system to solve postural problems, walking difficulties and other physical issues. How will you simply sit down with this tail? Or precisely in Japan, entering in an Subway with it? They often invent overcomplicated solutions without need, for easy to solve problems, above solving it only tangential and even adding more problems.
PlantDadManGuy 2 points a year ago
Now that is some kickass artwork
WorldsDumbestMan 9 points a year ago
I'd get 5 so I can work without hands.
mister_flibble 7 points a year ago
Be careful or you're gonna end up fighting Spiderman.
Padit 9 points a year ago
I was a bit surprised because I had never heard of that research group, but apparently they are not from the engineering department, but from media design.
Here is some more Info, if anyone is curious. But it seems more like a concept paper, than an extra prototype.
FriskyDingo 9 points a year ago
About time this cyberpunk timeline got on with the cool bits
latenightnoir 9 points a year ago
Can we wear these if we don't have balance issues? Asking for a friend.
bluecat_OwO 9 points a year ago
what about the added weight of the tail? I dont believe elderly got good knees
wetbeardhairs 5 points a year ago
Yeah we should make it more like the rear-half of a centaur
bluecat_OwO 1 point a year ago
atp isn't it just wheelchair but legs
so legchair
Gammelfisch 8 points a year ago
Would the tail improve the movements for a Shinobi?
OrteilGenou 7 points a year ago
Won't people get used to this, making it harder to walk without it?
OrteilGenou 1 point a year ago
What sort of a trophy we talkin here?
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FordBeeblebrox 1 point a year ago
Eventually the tail offers to curl up and carry you, then we’re just a step away from the Wall-E chairs
OrteilGenou 2 points a year ago
Dare to dream!
silasmariner 1 point a year ago
Only if it's useful
WoodScientist 5 points a year ago
Improve it by covering it in fake skin, the same used on limb prosthesis! /s
SethTaylor 5 points a year ago
Imagine that thing when family come to visit. Wagging. Like. Crazy.
Tollana1234567 5 points a year ago
looks more like a scorpion tail.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 5 points a year ago
i just want to know if i can wag it and maybe wap someone with it if they're walking too close, all with just my brain
Drekaridill 5 points a year ago
The elderly and disabled will not be their biggest client base.
WorldsDumbestMan 2 points a year ago
No modifications required, it's fine as is.
Spacehooks 4 points a year ago
Future cosplay is going to be lit.
Diplomjodler3 4 points a year ago
I've always wanted to be a T.Rex.
Olhonestjim 4 points a year ago
Is belt mounted the only attachment option? Asking for a friend.
Hossenfeffer 3 points a year ago
I'd buy one. If I could wag it, I'd happily buy two!
vaultdweller013 3 points a year ago
Make it a monkey tail and I could pull off a decent vegetable cosplay.
BotsRuinedEverything 2 points a year ago
This might be the most Japanese thing I've ever seen
glowing_hans 2 points a year ago
looks like human godzilla
Darkenfolk 1 point a year ago
Don't worry, you get it back after I am done terrorising people at Disneyland.
Why Disneyland you might ask? I've never been there, never had a fursuit, never framed somebody and never terrorised large groups of people.
It's like four birds with one stone, while stone shards are flying everywhere.
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