Neil Harbisson - the first person officially recognized cyborg Bashny.Net

They are already among the HACH Harbisson - the first man on the planet who has a passport photograph showing that he is a true cyborg: he wears on his head a device called ayborg - kiborgizirovanny eyes. Colorblind painter claims that ayborg allows it to distinguish between colors, and he wants to help others like him gain more rights cyborg.







In fact, Harbisson in obtaining passport photos done something impossible from the bureaucratic point of view. Other people wearing color kiborgizirovannye devices, including Steve Mann, sometimes not even allowed to enter the building, as long as they do not withdraw them. But the passport photo, which ayborg presented as an integral part of the face Harbissona means that if someone tries to take off his device, he inflict injury similar to a punch in the face.



Harbisson claims that his body has adapted to the device, and now he considers an integral part of the artificial eye itself. Harbisson born with a disorder called achromatopsia, so that he sees the world in shades of gray. For example, he often can not properly respond to signals such as traffic safety, but it is more important to him that he, as an artist, can not fully show his talent, though well aware of how aesthetics influences mood and behavior. So almost a decade ago Harbisson decided to "improve" themselves to understand how other people see the world.

As a result, he sees the same as anyone else. Ayborg transforms colors into sound waves, which are transmitted to its internal ear through the mechanism of the vibration at the back - in fact, Harbisson color does not see, and hears and feels. Each color has a certain frequency, for example, the sound corresponding to infrared light, the lowest, and ultraviolet - the highest. Moreover, certain persons and buildings became an artist "music" - a combination of tones creates tunes that Harbisson likes.







The plans Harbissona - to find a way to recharge the device using the power of his own body, for example by circulation, or kinetic energy. In addition, he believes that all people, regardless of whether are they any implants or not, have the right to defend their political beliefs, so he founded the "Fund cyborgs" to help other people with implants to fight for their rights. < br />
via factroom.ru