Great news!! Denver University students picked the Bionic as their major project again this year!
We’ve had our first kick off meeting already, and they’re really hitting the ground running, picking up on the previous group’s work to hopefully get it to a fully functional prototype by May of 2019.
Over the summer I’ve also continued to make progress on a couple of really exiting things! As you may remember from an earlier blog post, the component that had the biggest question mark over it was the pneumatic erection chamber. I wasn’t totally happy with the idea of a micro CO2 cartridge that needed to be replaced on a very regular basis and I’ve now found a fantastic alternative to this by replacing the pneumatic system with a memory material solution instead. I can’t give too much away on this at the moment, but it’s pretty darn exciting stuff! This material changes from flaccid to erect sate at just slightly higher than body temperature and can easily move back and forth between these two states. This means we can eliminate the cartridge, inflation valve and purge valve, so it’s really quite a game changer!
There’s also been further progress on the integration of the touch sensors with bluetooth, so that the Bionic can interface with existing smart watch technology, utilising the heart rate sensors of these devices and allowing for user interface through a custom app.
So all in all, despite the fact that fundraising for stage 2 has been pretty slow, we are still managing to make steady progress, albeit slower than I had hoped.
In any case, thank you so much to all of you who have donated to this project so far! We couldn’t have come this far without you!
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I have a few questions,
1. Are we going to get frequent updates again on this or will there be a big gap between updates?
2. When will we be able to see a picture of the prototypes?
3. For the non-magnetic way of wearing this product, will there be a strap-on version or will it just be with the briefs?
4. For non t wearers, will the little bump on the inside be able to pleasure us? And how will that work exactly?
All in all, thank you so much for making this product! very excited to finally be able to have something that is so realistic and that would possibly (and hopefully) make my BD go away. You are going to change the future of this world In a very positive way for so many people out there! We can’t thank you enough!
1. yes, I’ll be giving regular updates.
2. a ways away yet.
3. briefs
4. it will pleasure people without growth also.
That is amazing !! I love how things are going ! Im so excited for this product. You will be a game changer !!!
Is it the Deluxe that’s being released in May? Is the Basic earlier?
Is it the Deluxe that’s being released by May? Is the Basic going to be earlier?
It will not be released in May. We will hopefully have a functioning prototype by then, but that’s still far from release. It’s unlikely the basic will be released any earlier than May 2019
Might this memory material be something that can be used to create a sleeve with like the hot rod only then with the capability to have flaccid and erect states? I’m a fan of the option to have things hang in front of me rather than between the legs..
Thanks so much for all the amazing products you create!!
Most likely not, as it will need some kind of energy transfer to change states which would require batteries, which would require something like testicles to put the battery. But it MAY be possible if we can find a way for it to be activated say magnetically. It’s definitely something we’re looking into.
Hey Alex! This is by far the most amazing project yet, any idea on when it would be done?
Still hoping for end of 2019 for the Bionic Basic.
HEADway I love it! You are The Pun Master! Great to hear progress continues to be made! It’s fun to get these updates, however often.
I’m glad someone appreciates these subtleties ;)
Hmmm…. is there anyway to partner with reelmajik company for the appearance and material of the prosthetic? It the most realistic version I’ve seen and combined with your technology it would be amazing in my opinion
It will have the same level of realism.
I have a few, more extra specific questions I wanted to ask (some you may or may not be able to answer). There isn’t a viable e-mail option so hopefully its okay to ask this much specific questions/text in a comment. I also tried to be as respectful to others suffering from dysphoria as I could be but I’m not the best at it so idk…trigger warning?
1) Will the bionic have an attachment method for people who want a realistic/more natural experience? Not everyone could go the magnet route (no matter how cool it is) due to medical conditions requiring MRI’s, frequent travel (airport security) etc. I’ve read the comments and seen you mention the harness/underwear options similar to your existing prosthetics. But are you considering designing a more advanced/minimal prosthetic considering the extent of how different this project is? I’m sure lots of users would appreciate a well designed option, especially if they’re swimmers!
2) Would this interefere with the use of another prosthetic at all? Say a left arm with neural/muscular internal controls. My arm is from ottobock (think the dude with the dues ex arm, same model here just less “cool”). I can’t really “choose” another prosthetic over my arm if you know what I mean…hopefully there’s no overlap since it sounds like much of this bionic will rely on phone controls and such. My excitement for this project is over 9000.
3) Referring to mechanism of action, I saw the whole internal trigger or phone and commented on device interference in the first point, but have you considered just using straight up more standard prosthetic tech?I’m sure realism and affordability would be reason enough for a “no” here…but would it be so crazy to consider it? The only downside to this I can think of is people having to charge their d*cks at night. Sure, I’m already used to it and others would be hyped by it, but I can understand any skepticism to this one.
The best part of this article was byfar the “prototype models by may 2019 part” since that’s my birthday lol. I’d be so hyped if that actually happens and you can bet I’ll provide as much fb as possible regardless of when its finally out! Hopefully you’re able to read this. Bonus points if you actually get the time to respond. Still excited beyond words regardless of outcome!
1) Yes, it will have multiple attachment options including a glued on interface plate and modified underwear.
2) No
3) Not sure what you’re meaning by “straight up more standard prosthetic tech” If you email me at transthetics@gmail.com I can hopefully clarify.
And yes, we’re hoping for the May 2019 for the Bionic Basic, tho the Bionic Deluxe will most likely be at least another year :)
If you’re planning for May 2019 for the Bionic Basic, when will you be taking orders & when will it go on sale? Thanks.
No specific dates yet, but I’ll keep everyone posted via the blog.
Wow, I’m completely amazed by this. I felt an impulse to investigate all this a few months ago before I knew about this project (erectile materials, temperature/friction/hearth rate sensors, etc), because I too miss a really good prothesis and envisioned something along the lines of this. It felt super unrealistic though and I never started. Now I see this and feel nothing but admiration for you. Figuring out all these things isn’t easy (unless you perhaps work in a related area) and it’s pioneering work. I’m even more amazed that this will be done already this year, there seem to be many variables… But hoping this will be the case! I’ll of course buy it! Thanks a lot for your work and hope you end making good money too, you deserve it!
Follow up to my previous comment. Here are a couple of interesting links I collected back then. Probably you know this already or it’s not useful, but just in case!
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-optical-pressure-detector-robot-skin.html
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-low-cost-sensor-accurately-skin-friction.html
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-sensor-stickers-human-body-multi-touch.html
https://phys.org/tags/electronic+skin/
Thank you so much for sharing these links! :)
Would this be able to work if have done meta surgery?
At this stage the answer is most likely yes.
for when new update?
Here’s a recent breakthrough, in case you haven’t seen it yet ;) It seems potentially very useful!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwpPpnEb4Ok
Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190121115349.htm
Yeah, I read about this last week too. Exciting! :)
Just wanted to sincerely thank you so very much for all your hard work on this. I am sorry the funding is not coming your way as quickly as anticipated and I very much hope that will not deter you. I am reading this with my jaw dropped, in absolute awe, this is life changing, truly thank you.