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Super Human
Power of Technology
Control objects with your mind. Climb into an exoskeleton. Race a Paralympian. This fall, discover the inventions pushing human potential further than ever.
Technology, powered by nature — and by you
Using inspiration from the natural world and human ingenuity, Super Human invites you to test your own limits as you run, sense, and navigate. Every exhibit is hands-on, many are full-body, and all of them ask the same question: what happens when technology meets the human body?
Inside the exhibition
Six ways to test your limits
Mind Control
Strap on a brain-computer interface and compete against a friend to levitate a ball using nothing but focus. The same neural-interfacing technology is helping people with conditions like cerebral palsy interact with the world around them.
Science links — Neuroscience, computational science
EXOSKELETON
Climb inside a powered exoskeleton and control an on-screen avatar to see what enhanced strength really feels like. This technology is already at work in rehabilitation medicine, in warehouses, and even in space travel.
Science links — Engineering, bioengineering, biology
Race Against a Paralympian
Line up beside a life-size projection of a Paralympic sprinter and see if you can keep pace. Sports prosthetics draw on materials science, biomechanics, and electronics — and they’re advancing fast enough that some may soon outperform natural limbs.
Science links — Exercise science, bioengineering, physiology
Bionic Eye
See the world through a bionic eye simulation and learn how stimulating the optic nerve can partially restore lost vision — one of the many ways technology is expanding what our own senses can do.
Science links — Optics, bioengineering, electrical engineering
Wind Tunnel
Grab an accessory and step into a real wind tunnel to feel how aerodynamics works. Nearly every engineering trick for cutting through air was borrowed from nature first — this is your chance to test it yourself.
Science links — Physics, engineering, biomimicry
Jet Pack
Put on a helmet and fly a virtual jetpack over a city skyline. Real jetpacks are still a legal and technical puzzle — so while you’re flying, think about how you’d use one to help someone.
Science links — Physics, chemistry, engineering
AND THERE’S MORE
15 MORE STATIONS TO DISCOVER
Motion Control
Use a gesture interface to control a robot arm and move a ball.
Computational science (computer vision)
Statistics Box
Find out how common human augmentations really are in our community.
Mathematics, statistics, biology, innovation
Body Technology
Move a screen over a human body to explore what you could augment.
Human biology, bioengineering, medical science
Lenses
Experiment with different lenses and see how they change what we see.
Optics, biology, bioengineering
Augmented Surgeon
Try placing augmented body parts into the correct areas of the body.
Human biology, bioengineering, medical science
DNA Builder
Learn how DNA makes us human and explore the idea of genetic modification.
Human biology, biology, bioengineering
What to Augment
Share your own idea for how you’d augment your body.
Innovation, bioengineering
Prosthetics
Control a prosthetic arm using a sensor.
Bioengineering, human biology
Train Your Brain
Play a brain-training game and put your own performance to the test.
Neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology
Ethics Quiz
Weigh in on the ethics of body augmentation with a gaze-controlled quiz.
Sociology, computer vision, philosophy of science
Braille
Try reading a message in Braille using touch alone.
Human biology, innovation
Hearing Test
Test your hearing range and see how technology can expand it.
Human biology, physics, medical science
Infrared Camera
See your own body heat glow through an infrared camera.
Physics, imaging science
Tunnel of Darkness
Navigate without sight, guided only by your other senses.
Biology, physics, imaging science
Cochlear Implant
Hear the world the way a bionic ear does.
Human biology, innovation, acoustics
Ready to test your limits?
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