What is Cyborg?
The Cyborg word is come from cybernetics (cybernetics) and organism (organism). The Cyborg word was introduced by Manfred Clynes in 1960 to help the human generation survive in space and to improve its functions.
First of all, cyborg has emerged to support the control of human body activities. For example artificial heart valves, oxygen tanks or insulin pumps.
This term has lost its old meaning and has become meaningful to express the dependence of people on technology by the rapid development of technology.
From this point, cyborg can be define as the use of the technology in the upper level to complete the daily tasks or difficult tasks.
Cyborg Usage Areas
In Medical:
Cyborg is separated in two ways in the field of medical. Firstly, it is used to renew functional organs. These cyborgs are designed to repair fractures, help damaged organs to heal themselves, and bring organs back to an old healthy level.
These cyborgs cannot use for completely orphaned organs. However they are only used for renewal and treatment purposes. Mechanical artificial integrations are made for organs such as arms and legs that have lost their function.
Bionic implants were designed to be closest to the function of the real organ.
In Military:
Cyborg is used for tactical advantage in Military field.
Cyborg insects are used for the detection of mines, bombs or people in dangerous areas. They usually do these risky tasks with heat sensitive cameras.
It is also difficult to be noticed because of the advantage of the physical dimensions of these cyborgs.
Some cyborgs recognize the enemy with motion sensors and deal damage with machine gun attached to the cyborg.
These cyborgs can also detect explosives at the same time and neutralize them. This technology is not fully used, but continues to develop.
In Space:
Sending people to the space is a dangerous activity and require very precise measurements. Cyborg is also used to reduce the danger of human life in this process.
Astronauts are at great risk when going out. They are exposed to radiation about one hundred times the amount of radiation a person in the world receives in a week in space.
Special needles have been developed for astronauts to resist radiation. These researches gave positive results when used on monkeys.
