Bionic Body Parts
This artificial organ replaces a failing human heart.
What is an artificial heart?
The name given to humans who combine biology with technology.
What are bionic humans (or cyborgs)?
Replacing body parts raises the question: “How much can be replaced and still be considered ___?”
What is human?
“Bionic” combines “biology” and this word.
What is “electronic”?
Robotic exoskeletons are designed to increase this human ability.
What is strength or mobility?
This implant can restore limited vision to blind people.
What is a retinal implant (or bionic eye)?
The “bionic man” exhibit cost about this much to build.
What is about one million dollars?
When only the rich can afford upgrades, we face issues of ___.
What is inequality (or fairness)?
Devices that help restore lost functions are called ___.
What are prosthetics (or therapeutic devices)?
Implants could give people new senses, like seeing infrared. That’s called what kind of enhancement?
What is sensory enhancement?
A wearable robotic frame that helps people walk again.
What is an exoskeleton?
The company that helped create the “bionic man.”
What is the Shadow Robot Company?
Enhancements that go beyond normal function are called ___.
What is human augmentation (or transhumanism)?
A brain-linked device that lets humans control machines with thoughts.
What is a neural implant (or brain-computer interface)?
Linking brains directly to the internet could create this shared network of thoughts.
What is a hive mind or neural network?
This complex organ system is still too difficult to fully replicate.
What is the digestive system?
The channel that aired a documentary about the bionic man.
What is the Smithsonian Channel?
If someone becomes mostly machine, people wonder if they still have ___.
What is identity (or personhood)?
The prefix “a-” in “abionic” means this.
What is “without” or “away from”?
Some predict a divide between normal humans and ___.
What are superhumans or enhanced humans?
A prosthetic hand that can move each finger independently.
What is a myoelectric or bionic hand (like the i-LIMB)?
The number of artificial parts used in one of the full bionic human builds.
What is about 28 parts?
A possible future fear: non-enhanced humans may become ___.
What is obsolete / second-class?
The study of improving humans with tech is known as ___.
What is transhumanism or human enhancement?
Scientists still can’t fully replicate these three vital digestive organs.
What are the liver, stomach, and intestines?