I’ll be honest, things have been slow going on the Bionic Project over the past few months with Covid really throwing a wrench in the works for pretty much every facet of development.
But it’s certainly not all bad news. Though progress has been slow, it is definitely still being made, with the prototype now being in the very capable hands of a specialized engineering studio.
There have been significant refinements of the design, especially in the smooth and ergonomic functionality and usability of the valve system, and things are slowly but surely inching closer and closer to production.
However, it’s safe to say we are still quite a long way out from being manufacture ready, and a 2020 first run production date is looking quite doubtful albeit not impossible.
I just have to keep reminding myself of that wonderful Confucian quote.
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
It turns out that moving a prototype to a manufacture ready design involves a LOT of moving parts in terms of liaising with potential suppliers and factories, and those moving parts have been running anything but smoothly over the past months.
But to cheer you up, here’s a 3D rendering of what the Bionic is very likely to look like.
As we want it to look as life-like as possible, the Bionic will be based entirely on life casts that are 3D scanned and then tweaked as necessary.
Lastly, if you’d like to donate to the Bionic Project AND have the chance to WIN a $200 voucher towards any Transthetics product, then come and get your $5 raffle ticket here.
Compared to the free give-aways, the raffle gets a fraction of the entries, so your chances of winning, are pretty good, and you get to feel great about being a part of supporting this ambitious project.
Will the bionic have an adhesion tab for easier use without a harness?
Yes, there will be an adhesion tab option.
Thank you wholeheartedly for all your hard work and efforts! You really are amazing, and help so many of us across the globe!
Just a quick question: Will there be an uncircumcised version?
That will depend on what we can do with the outer skin. Most likely it will not be possible to have the skin so thin, so that it would look natural on both flaccid and erect state if it is uncircumcised, but this will be more a result of reaslism feasibility. If we can make it realistic with a foreskin, then that will be the way we’ll go, but at present it’s looking like that will likely compromise realism in flaccid state.
Whatever happened to the idea of using that magnetic implant system? Is that still being considered, or will that not be available?
It’s still being considered, but this is a longer term plan (maybe 5 years down the track at the earliest) due to the medical complexity of this.
Hey Alex,
First of all, thanks for all your work. You’re a fucking genius with this stuff!
I’d like to know, will it be possible to wear the bionic for short periods of time with the vibe inserted? That way, when the moment strikes, you can just go for it without any hold-ups. Thank you.
Alex
Yes, you will :)
Thank you for everything you’ve worked on! It really means a lot to me. Whenever I think of this project I get excited and hopeful for the future. I have two questions: first, how many adhesion options will this product offer? Are you still planning to provide the surgery option? (The one involving magnets) Second, do you think this will go in production by the first quarter of 2021? Thank you and all the best :)
Attachment options will include modified underwear similar to the Joystick, an adhesion tab and ultimately, the osteointegration (surgery) option, but this last one is unlikely to be available for a few years yet. First half of 2021 is optimistic but not impossible.
Have you considered making it with moveable fore skin? Also will the erect state mimic the actual hardness of a cis d? That would be literally perfect! Anyway you and you re team are doing a great job and for that a massive thank you!
I’ve talked quite a bit about the pros and cons of the moveable foreskin so take a look at some of the comments and article on that. Basically, we would ideally love it to be uncircumcised in flaccid state and then the foreskin rolls back to expose the glans in erect state, but it’s very difficult to have this look natural in flaccid state due to how thin the foreskin would have to be, so this will most likely not be feasible. But yes, the idea is to mimic the hardness of a biological penis in erect state.
most of my question have already been answered in other comments.
1) Can this be worn long term (days-weeks?)
2) Can this be work while swimming or in the shower?
3) How and when can we sign up to be testers for the Live Human testing phase, I will gladly guinea pig myself for FTM Community Science. And this would be the only way I could afford this surgery/Item.
1) yes
2) yes but not in chlorinated water
3) this is something that is being offered to the significant donors first and at this point we already have more product testers than we can accommodate.