[dreen]

A cool device. Seems like its completely autonomous. Seeing as we used to have tails in our evolutionary past, I wonder if this could be fitted like a myoelectric prosthesis around the coccyx or something and function like a biological tail.

[Zenzero]

Attempting to replicate a tail seems tangential to the purpose of the device. The human coccyx is a poor location to anchor anything given how the vertebrae are not equipped to handle force, and there is effectively zero musculature to support it. The harness on the back appears much more practical.

[barfbagginus]

Let's assume that for some reason attaching sensors/stimulatirs to the coccyx area lets us control tail like robots. Then the sensors could be attached in that area, and the actual tail could be mounted anywhere else, perhaps even remote to the astronaut's body.

I'm not sure that I buy that first assumption though. Measuring signals might be possible, and it might be possible to learn how to move the tail based on signals produced during conscious attempt to move the tail. But I don't see how it would be possible to send signals back to the brain.

[Cthulhu_]

> Seems like its completely autonomous.

The final / functional version should be; as it stands though, it's a prototype / concept. It'll need a lot of sensors and fine-tuning to work as intended though.

[alanbernstein]

Then it could be prehensile, with space tool attachments...