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Xyver t1_j2ce9ur wrote

Semi related answer, yes I know there is a noticable time delay for sending signals for the brain to your feet/hands, something in the range of 50-100ms. I assume that since it's an actual electrical signal travelling through the nerves, further things take longer.

But the exciting thing is, that is way slower than the speed of a signal through a wire. So for someone with a prosthetic leg, if you get the signals from the brain stem and send them through wires (or other digital means) to muscles/actuators in a robot leg, you would make faster reflexes and response times.

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Danzevl t1_j2cxzs6 wrote

The problem I see there is making an effective organometallic interface or flexible carbon wire that can also send signals back to make it function seamlessly.

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Malalang t1_j2chcvu wrote

So, let's say traveling at 100 km per hour, you would travel 1 meter less if brakes could be applied by hand instead of by foot?

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