Head transplant can be performed in 8 years, says startup
- BrainBridge introduced a head transplant system involving AI and robotics to move a human head to a new body, aiming to aid patients with incurable diseases.
- The system aims to help patients with terminal illnesses like cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and paralysis by offering a chance for a whole body transplant.
- Donor for the transplant will be a brain-dead individual with a functional body; post-surgery, extensive rehabilitation and psychological support will be provided.
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Head/Off In a gruesome yet preposterous video that's straight out of a David Cronenberg body horror movie, a biologist proposes that doctors in the future will be able to remove a human head from one body and attach it to another by using advanced robotics. Hashem Al-Ghaili, a biologist and filmmaker, presents in the video a gory yet goofy illustration of how the bizarre experiment could be carried out: two identical autonomous robots, each with…
That viral video showing a head transplant is a fake. But it might be real someday.
An animated video posted this week has a voice-over that sounds like a late-night TV ad, but the pitch is straight out of the far future. The arms of an octopus-like robotic surgeon swirl, swiftly removing the head of a dying man and placing it onto a young healthy body. This is BrainBridge, the animated video claims, “the world’s first revolutionary concept for a head transplant machine, which uses state of the art robotics and artificial inte…
Company wants to build a head transplant machine
Nearly ten years ago, Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced his intention to transplant the first human head soon. Now, a company has announced that it will work on the world's first head transplant system. The head transplant system is a groundbreaking device that will represent a milestone in the field of neurology, human engineering, and artificial intelligence, according to the company BrainBridge on its website. Hope for terminally…
Startup claims they have created AI head transplant system, plans to perform first procedure within decade
Neuroscience and biomedical engineering startup BrainBridge announced that it has created a system for a head transplant. The procedure would graft a head onto the body of a brain dead donor, maintaining the memories, cognitive abilities and consciousness of the individual.
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