• Question: Is it posible to be a cyborg or built your self into a cyborg?

    Asked by anon-267529 on 16 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Pratik Samant

      Pratik Samant answered on 16 Nov 2020:

      In my opinion, we already have cyborgs! There are many people alive today who live with implanted artificial pacemakers to regulate their heart, or surgical implants that help them hear better. So yes it is not only possible for cyborgs to exist, in my opinion they already do!

      However, if you’re thinking something more similar to the terminator, this is a more complex question. One persistent issue that we have with implantation (synthetic limbs, in particular) is immune rejection. We have to make sure that the body doesn’t recognize a foreign limb as foreign, because if it does then it will be attacked. This is an ongoing problem in the area of prosthetic limbs. If we can solve that, then who knows?

    • Photo: Jesse Dykes

      Jesse Dykes answered on 17 Nov 2020:

      Yes! Prosthetic arms and legs have been developed which can be controlled by your mind, and also give you some feeling of touch. Bionic eyes also are being developed to restore vision. If you’re asking about people gaining additional abilities with technology rather than replacing lost ones, I think we’re going a little slower, sadly

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