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Everything about Cyborg
Being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
A cyborg is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. It is a portmanteau of cybernetic and organism. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline. In contrast to biorobots and androids, the term cyborg applies to a living organism that has undergone restoration of function or enhancements of abilities due to the integration of some artificial component or technology that relies on feedback. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: CyborgA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Consumer-Centric Internet of Medical Things for Cyborg Applications Based on Federated Reinforcement LearningInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: A Torre NegraThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: “I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess”: Becoming-Intersectional in Assemblage TheoryCited 586 times
- Go sideways: Brain implantA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Mark GassonA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun A being which is part machine and part organic.
Noun A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
Verb To convert (something) into a cyborg.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
“I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess”: Becoming-Intersectional in Assemblage Theory
Detecting Automation of Twitter Accounts: Are You a Human, Bot, or Cyborg?
The city as a hybrid: On nature, society and cyborg urbanization
Circulations and metabolisms: (Hybrid) Natures and (Cyborg) cities
M-health and health promotion: The digital cyborg and surveillance society
Cyborg Urbanization: Complexity and Monstrosity in the Contemporary City
From “cyborg” lobsters to a pacemaker powered by implantable biofuel cells
Cyborg beast: a low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences
🆕 Influential since 2022
Consumer-Centric Internet of Medical Things for Cyborg Applications Based on Federated Reinforcement Learning
Integration of body-mounted ultrasoft organic solar cell on cyborg insects with intact mobility
Design of Intrusion Detection System based on Cyborg intelligence for security of Cloud Network Traffic of Smart Cities
Intelligent Insect–Computer Hybrid Robot: Installing Innate Obstacle Negotiation and Onboard Human Detection onto Cyborg Insect
Liquid Metal–Polymer Conductor-Based Conformal Cyborg Devices
đź“š Books worth reading
A Torre NegraStephen King · 1991
CinderMarissa Meyer · 2011
NovaSamuel R. Delany · 1968
CressMarissa Meyer · 2014
ScarletMarissa Meyer · 2012
The Ship Who SangAnne McCaffrey · 1969
WinterMarissa Meyer · 2015
Man PlusFrederik Pohl · 1976
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