CYBORG

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Guided by : Prof. Umesh S. Bhadade

4/23/12

Presented by : Raut Vaibhav

[B.E.COMP]

CYBORG

Introduction

Origin Types

Individual Cyborg Social Cyborg

Application Comparison Advantages

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and Disadvantages

Introduction A Cyborg is essentially a manmachine system in which the control mechanisms of the human portion are modified externally by drugs or regulatory devices so that the being can live in an environment different from the normal one
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Introduction .
Being

both biological & artificial

parts
Self-regulating Increasing

human-machine systems in outer space or enhancing normal capabilities to repair or overcome their physical and mental constraints
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Technology

Synthesis

of organic and

Origin
[1843]Edgar

Allan Poe described a man with extensive prostheses in the short story The Man That Was Used Up the exogenously extended organizational complex functioning as an integrated homeostatic system unconsciously, we propose the term Cyborg
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For

Individual Cyborg
Refer

to a human with bionic, or robotic, implants In prosthetic applications, C-Leg system developed: Otto Bock HealthCare 2002, under the heading Project Cyborg, a British scientist, Kevin Warwick Neil Harbisson is sometimes claimed to be a Cyborg 4/23/12

Social Cyborg
Cybernetic

Organism" is used to describe larger networks of communication and control as an artificial intelligence that makes use of replaceable human components to function agents of their functionally intelligent government institution 4/23/12

Considered

Replaceable

Applications
Medicine:

Restorative & Enhanced Maximizing output and minimizing input BCI, provides a direct path of communication from the brain to an external device Limitations on speed, strength, endurance, and intelligence are overcome
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Military:

Utilization of Cyborg animals for the purposes of a supposed tactical advantage DARPA is developing a neural implant to remotely control the movement of sharks New surgical procedure to implant artificial structures into insects during their metamorphic development Cybernetic bug to be considered a
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Art

many artists have tried to create public awareness of cybernetic organisms Stelarc is a performance artist who has visually probed and acoustically amplified his body Wafaa Bilal is an Iraqi-American performance artist who had a small 10 megapixel digital camera surgically implanted into the back of 4/23/12

Comparisons With Robots

A robot is an automated machine while a cyborg is a combination of an organism with a machine. Robots arent alive while cyborgs are. Robots can be simple or very complex while cyborgs are typically very complex.
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Advantages
Prolongs life Enables one to lead a normal life Gives a part of the body back Improves the quality of life

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Disadvantages Training is needed from doctors They are all expensive Psychological problems Feeling different to everyone else The risk of rejection/infection Pain during operation

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Conclusion

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References
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THANK YOU!!!
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