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The document summarizes a technical seminar about cyborgs. It defines cyborgs as humans enhanced by machines and discusses their classification from basic prosthetics to full brain-computer interfaces. It provides examples of early brain implants from the 1870s and ongoing miniaturization. The document outlines applications like the professor who implanted a chip for research and discusses advantages like improved quality of life but also disadvantages like risks of rejection. Finally, it explores future possibilities of thought communication and linking the brain directly to networks to enhance humans.
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- 1. TECHNICAL SEMINAR By K.UMESH (085A1A0548) 1
- 2. BRIEF OVERVIEW • WHAT IS CYBORG • COMMUNICATION CHANNELS • BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACING • APPLICATIONS • FUTURE FANTASY 2
- 3. CYBORG 3
- 4. Cybernetics is a theory of the communication and control of regulatory feedback. The term cybernetics stems from the Greek kubernetis meaning "Steersman". It recognizes random events where a simple change in a complex system would have far reaching implications leading to radical change in entire system 4
- 5. CLASSIFICATION MODEL OF CYBORG • Wooden legs, hook for lost arm/hand, false teeth, contact eye lens/spectacles. • Mechanical hand ,mechanical heart valve, other prosthetic devices. • Bionic arms and legs, automatic biochemical pumps. • Video “eyes” for blind. 5
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- 7. • The first brain implants were surgically inserted in 1874 in the state of Ohio, U.S.A., and also in Stockholm, Sweden. •Thirty years ago brain implants showed up in x-rays the size of one centimeter. Subsequent implants shrunk to the size of a grain of rice. They were made of silicon, later still of gallium arsenide. •Today's microchips operate by means of low- frequency radio waves that target them. With the help of satellites, the implanted person can be tracked anywhere on the globe. •Dr. Carl Sander invented IMI biotic, which is injected in people. 7
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- 9. DIAGRAM OF IMPLANT 9
- 10. •KEVIN WARWICK •PROFESSOR OF CYBERNETIC University of Reading,U.K • First Cyborg. • In 1998,implanted a silicon chip transponder in his left arm. • Initiated project Cyborg 10
- 11. Advantages • Prolongs life • Enables one to lead a normal life • Gives a part of the body back • Improves the quality of life 11
- 12. Disadvantages • Training is needed for doctors • They are all expensive • Psychological problems • Feeling ‘different’ to everyone else • The risk of rejection/infection • Pain during operation 12
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- 14. The Boston Elbow • It is an artificial arm that is powered by battery and controlled by signals originating from the amputee's muscle stump The Utah Arm • Most successful alternative to The Boston Elbow. Working on the same principle 14
- 15. Artificial leg with feedback mechanism • It is a prosthetic device equipped with pressure and temperature sensors. These sensors give a feedback to the body. Such feedback mechanisms are important, especially in the leg prosthetic as it helps to keep posture and in maintaining balance. 15
- 16. Artificial Heart •'Liotta heart‘ •'Jarvik-7' •'Jarvik 2000'. •Latest model of Artificial heart is the 'AbioCor' Heart Assist pumps Implantable Defibrillators 16
- 17. The brain could be directly linked to a computer network. Could change Humans to “Super humans”. Thought Communication. Military, Social, Working Cyborgs. NEXT STEP in human evolution. 17
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