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WILL HUMANS BECOME CYBORGS IN FUTURE?

Cyborgs are amongst us already. Not those that exist in our imaginations or movies, but a more efficient variety that is different from the non-modified humans. As part of the growing ‘transhumanist’ movement, people have also implanted sensors into their bodies in order to push the limits of human experience. As new technologies such as artificial intelligence and 3D printing bring ever more possibilities, are we about to lose the boundary between human and machine?

WHAT EXACTLY IS A CYBORG?

The word cyborg is an abbreviated version of ‘cybernetic organism’. 
A cyborg is a living being having both cellular and mechanical/electrical parts that either repair or improve the organism’s functioning.
 Robots and droids do not fall into this category.

People with the most common technological implants, such as prosthetic limbs, pacemakers, and cochlear implants, can also be considered cyborgs. People who receive organ implants developed from artificially cultivated stem cells can also be placed in this category.

NEW BIO-HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY WILL TURN HUMANS INTO CYBORGS

Wouldn’t it be amazing that our bodies can become a power bank for our phones?A research team of bio-engineers at Purdue University, led by Wenzhou Wu, has developed a technology that can turn naturally generated bio-mechanical energy into a self-sustaining electrical voltage for users and military technologies.
This technology allows wearable electronics to take otherwise wasted energy and transform it into energy that can power and control electronic devices and tools.
As diverse is the term cyborg so as its diverse applicability, ranging from: interface powering, self-monitoring health technologies, body sensors, user interface, and telecommunications, among military optical-visualization systems.

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS…

The future of cyborgs is full of exciting possibilities, with the potential to restore and even enhance human bodily functions. The technology not only give hope to amputees about an independent future but also such techs give rise to possibility of a technical clone of yourself in the near future. Imagine you are at your office or some other place and being connected to your bot at home, making it do tasks in your way.
 Also, maybe in the future we will even be able to connect to a technological collective consciousness. Maybe by this connectivity the human race would become more empathetic and tolerant towards each other. Nevertheless, cyborg technology has the potential to transform lives, and make us rethink what it means to be human. Who knows – maybe at some stage in your life you’ll become a cyborg too!

WE CAN, BUT SHOULD WE?
Technologies like this have always raised all kinds of ethical questions around whether we should enhance our brains this way because their might be a risk  like ‘brain hacking’, which doesn’t sound good and whether it would create an unbridgeable divide between those who can afford to become cyborgs and those who cannot.



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