Man Machine Interface

Obviously, when starting out the topic of what common cybernetic additions are/will be and what they can/will be able to do, I should start with prosthetics's, since they are probably what most people are the most familiar with. These functions aren't really what I want to focus on, but they are worth mentioning. Briefly. But don't get me wrong, I think restoring a once lost bodily function is great, but it's not the focus of this blog.

So here we go. Right now, as mentioned in previous posts, we are scratching the surface of technology to restore lost body parts, mostly limbs and organs, and restoring a couple of human senses, sight and sound. These will come back into discussion, but not as strictly medical devices. More like, upgrades, for your body.

So we already know that our limbs can be replaced with robotic ones. So can some organs. Obviously, if we had a fully cybernetic body, we wouldn't need organs. And if all, or most, of our skeleton were replaced with a metallic chassis, and our muscles replaced with powerful servos or hydraulics or pneumatics, then it would be possible to have our robotic limbs capable of exerting much more strength then we could as normal humans. Cool.

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by ~patrick2006

Where we currently Stand

Logic would dictate that I start the discussion of how individuals can control their cybernetic additions starting with the technologies that are of the lowest tech. (i.e. voice command, buttons, muscle control) However, these relatively low tech solutions aren't in the news as much as their high-tech counterparts. The higher tech, or at least, more far fetched technique of controlling things with your mind, is more of a hot topic right now.