10 of these cyborgs living in our world Bashny.Net

They have zdesKogda we hear about cyborg ("cybernetic organism"), our mind always turns to science fiction. But in fact cyborgs have long existed: for example, take a look at people with pacemakers and ear implants. Their bodies - a combination of organic and biomechanical electronic parts. In our collection you will meet people, whose bodies technology integrated much more extreme way.

1. Jerry Jerry DzhalavaPalets Dzhalava - a hard drive, although the word "flash drive" there seems to be more appropriate. He lost part of his finger in an accident, and did what would any sane person (just kidding): Turn your finger into a hard disk. CD with USB-port is located inside the prosthesis, and the prosthesis is attached to what remains of the finger. Whenever Jerry need to use the hard drive, it just takes the prosthesis connects it, and to do everything necessary extracts. For the first time makes it possible to steal sensitive data by shaking hands - like in the movies about spies.







2. "Blade Runner" Most of us have heard about Oscar Pistorius, the South African sprinter. He had both legs amputated, and before he was sentenced for the murder of a friend, he took part in the Summer Paralympic Games in 2012. Pistorius uses J-shaped carbon-fiber prostheses that allow it to retain mobility, in spite of the disability. Many Paralympians use this type of carbon fiber in their prostheses, because it light and strong. Although Pistorius can hardly serve as a role model for this type of prosthesis is becoming more common.



3. Rob SpensSebya Rob Spence calls "glazborg." The right eye he lost as a result of an unsuccessful shot from a gun. Many people after such a well would cost the glass eye, but Spence seems, I have decided to have fun and put into his empty eye socket camera with battery power. The camera records everything he sees, for later playback. Spence, as befits a director, is constantly improving his eye-camera, to make it more effective.



4. Tim Cannon software developer Tim Cannon has an electronic chip that is implanted under the skin of his friends. And by the way, none of the participants of the procedure was not a certified surgeon. For pain relief, they used the ice as Certified anesthesiologists among them, too, was not there. Despite the health risks and legal risks, the idea itself is interesting.



Chip called Circadia 1.0, it records the temperature of the body of Cannon and sends the data to your smartphone. Cannon case indicates the possibility of further fusion technology and people when the data collected by the chips can be used to change our environment. In the future, these technologies can be used in "smart houses" that will read data from the implanted chip, and then change the situation, making it more suitable for our mood and state. For example, dim the lights or turn on some relaxing music.

5. Amal Graafstra GraafstraAmal - owner of the company called "dangerous things", which sells kits samovzhivlyayuschiesya implants. Near the Amal in both hands implanted chips RFID, between thumb and forefinger. These implants allow it to unlock doors in the house, open the car, turn on the computer by using a quick scan of hands. The chip provides even integration with social networks.

Amal implants are not visible until he did not show them. He uses them not to return to their normal level of functionality or the senses, and to improve the existing, normal functionality.

6. Cameron Clapp Cameron Clapp human head, the human torso and left arm. Both legs and his right arm he lost a teenager, due to a train derailment. All missing limbs have been replaced with dentures that do not interfere with Clapp to be a runner, golfer and actor. On prosthetic leg, a special system that promotes muscle growth. Yet there are sensors that control the distribution of body weight and adjust the hydraulics, allowing Clapp walk freely. He has several sets of dentures for different purposes separate kit for walking, jogging, and even swimming.



7. Kevin UorvikProzvische "Captain Cyborg" is more similar to the pirate cyborg from some low-budget film, but in fact the so-called teacher cybernetics Kevin Warwick. Warwick itself is a cyborg. He, like Amal Graafstra, there are chips RFID, implanted into the body.

Warwick also uses implants electrodes interacting with his nervous system, and a set of simple electrodes implanted it to his wife. Implants recorded signals of the nervous system and Warwick convey a sense of his wife, as though between them there is a touch of telepathy. Warwick This provoked a lot of controversy, and some argue that all his work is just a publicity stunt and carried out purely for entertainment.



8. Nigel EklandNaydzhel Eklund worked at the plant, the manufacturing of precious metals, and enjoy life as a result of an accident at work has not proved his arm fractured. As a result, some had to be amputated, and now Nigel is one of the 250 people who use Bebionic - one of the most advanced prosthetic hand with all existing today. Seeing its stylish design, it is easy to understand why it is called the "Hand of Terminator».



Eklund controlled prosthesis, reducing the remainder of the hand muscles. Muscle movement sensor fixed bionic arm. With this hand, he not only can indicate to shake hands with people, and make phone calls. The technology is so advanced that Eklund manage to play with a deck of cards, and even tie his shoes.

9. Neil Harbisson Harbisson hear colors. Yes, you are not heard. Harbisson birth colorblind and can only see in black and white. In his mind implanted antenna end is sticking out of the top of the head. This antenna gives the Nile to feel the color, converting the frequency of the light waves in the frequency of sound. There even has Bluetooth!



Harbisson likes to listen to the sound architecture makes portraits of people. USB-device in his neck, allowing the antenna to charge even though Neal hopes to someday be able to charge it wirelessly using energy generated by his own body.



This device allows Harbissonu not only to perceive the color spectrum as we all perceive it, it actually makes it possible to distinguish as infrared and ultraviolet color. Integrating technology into the body Harbissona expands his senses beyond the range that we consider normal, and makes it a real cyborg.

10. A hybrid auxiliary konechnostGibridnaya supporting limb - a powerful exoskeleton that can help to start walking again to everyone who sits in a wheelchair. It was created by the Japanese University of Tsukuba and the company Cyberdyne (which, apparently, no one had heard of the movie "Terminator") in order to not only support people with disabilities, but also help them to go beyond the usual range of physical abilities.



Ezoskelet works by reading the weak signals from the skin and sliding joints based on these signals. Using it, the man is able to lift the weight five times exceeding its own. Imagine a future in which these exoskeletons used builders, firefighters, miners, soldiers. A future in which the loss of a limb does not mean loss of mobility. This is the future - not far off.

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