Tag Archives: cyborg

LIFT08: Kevin Warwick, the “Cyborg”

steph-note: live blogged notes, may be incomplete, etc. Kevin is exploring where the machine starts and the human stops. Two things: chips in humans rat brains in robots Working with Parkinson’s disease — deep brain scans to try to detect … Continue reading

Posted in Live Blogging | Tagged arm, cyborg, Events, implant, kevin warwick, lift08, nervous system, neural system, neurology, robot, science, surgery | 3 Comments

Daniela Cerqui — Cyborgs: what kind of human being are we building?

Kevin Warwick: implant in arm (real surgery!), measure signal when opening closing hand, to see what the right signal for it is. => able to control a robotic hand with his brain (by moving his hand). Question of feedback. Sensors … Continue reading

Posted in Live Blogging, Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged cyborg, danielacerqui, ethics, Events, human, kevinwarwick, lift07, liftconference, notes | Leave a comment