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Project cyborg. First stage: RFID ( Radio frequency Identification) chip implated in a man's arm.
Second stage in 2002 (Focus, p 38)
Lot of film are about cyborg for instance we got robot cop, Cyborg, Terminator , a Cyborg part human part machine
We could wonder,does fiction draw it insparation from science or is it the other way round?
In some film we got chip witch are implanted in a man for monitor him, that's why eProfessor Kevin Warwick and his team are getting to wonder, What happens when a man is merged with a computer? They intend to answer to this question with “Project Cyborg”.
Kevin Warwick is a scientist and a doctor. Prior that he was Professor of Cybernetics at The University of Reading, England. His research areas are artificial intelligence, robotics and biomedical engineering. He is the author or co-author of more than 600 research papers and has written 27 books, as well as magazine on scientific and general subjects.
Project Cyborg is in two stages, the first stage was in August 1998, Professor Kevin Warwick underwent an operation to surgically implant a silicon chip in his forearm and become the first cyborg of the history.
This experiment allowed a computer to monitor Kevin Warwick as he moved through halls and offices of the Department of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, using a unique
identifying signal emitted by the implanted chip. He could operate doors, lights, and other computers without lifting a finger(don't need to move).The implant could carry all sorts of information about a person, from Visa details to your National Insurance number, blood type, medical records etc., and the data being updated where it's necessary.
This part of the experiment finally lasted only nine days. After this time, the chip has been removed from his body
The second phase of the experiment Project Cyborg got underway in March 2002, a chip with one hundred electrode was surgically implanted into the median nerve fibres of the left forearm of Professor Kevin Warwick.
That allowed him to control an electric wheelchair and an intelligent artificial hand, by using the neural interface. In addition to being able to measure the nerve signals transmitted along the nerve fibres in Professor Wariwck’s left arm, the implant was also able to create artificial sensation by stimluating via individual electrodes. This bi-directional functionality was demonstrated with the aid of Kevin’s wife and a second, less complex implant connecting to her nervous system.
Another important aspect of the work undertaken as part of this project was to monitor the effects of the implant on Professor Warwick’s hand functions. By testing hand functionality during the course of the project the difference between the performance indicators before, during and after when the implant was present in Kevin’s arm, can be used to give a measure of the risks (associated with this and) for future cyborg experiments.
This experiment is revolutionary because it will be help the elderly and handicapped person.
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