Ecb: Created page with 'Category:Technology The earliest cybernetic systems were prostheses for disabled or impaired individuals, such as hearing-aid implants and pacemakers. Early in the 21st centu…'

2012-07-26T18:04:34Z

Created page with 'Category:Technology The earliest cybernetic systems were prostheses for disabled or impaired individuals, such as hearing-aid implants and pacemakers. Early in the 21st centu…'

New page

[[Category:Technology]]
The earliest cybernetic systems were prostheses for
disabled or impaired individuals, such as hearing-aid
implants and pacemakers. Early in the 21st century, the
first systems that linked the user’s nervous system with
electronics were available, allowing paralyzed individuals
to control computers and setting the stage for bionic
eyes and advanced limb replacements. At the same time,
non-medical applications were also being developed,
such as “hands-free” control interfaces for space suits,
infantry equipment, and vehicles.

Bionic limbs and organs were common in the
2020s, but are now quite rare, replaced by tissue-engineered
transplants easier to grow than bionics
were to manufacture. Bionic limbs or organs
aimed at enhancing a person’s abilities are even
rarer. It’s cheaper and easier just to use gadgets,
such as a pair of infrared goggles or a powered
suit, and far easier to fix things external to the
body if and when they break down. Also, while
bionics do allow covert operators to use hidden
“surprise” devices, any serious opponent (such as
a spaceport customs check) will detect the bionics
with sensors. If subtlety is called for, biological
modifications or tinier implants are used instead.

Bionics - Revision history

Ecb: Created page with 'Category:Technology The earliest cybernetic systems were prostheses for disabled or impaired individuals, such as hearing-aid implants and pacemakers. Early in the 21st centu…'