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Software Cyborgs of Tomorrow
Published in Rocky Dr. Termanini, The Nano Age of Digital Immunity Infrastructure Fundamentals and Applications, 2018
This chapter describes a new concept in computer science and in cybercrime. The term cyborg doesn’t only apply to a human being with a body driven or controlled by technological devices, such as an oxygen tank, an artificial heart valve, or an insulin pump. Cyborgs could be designed from hardware components, software programs, or both.
Special issue on cyborg and bionic systems II
Published in Advanced Robotics, 2020
Cyborg and bionic systems are fusions of organic and mechatronics body parts that integrate some artificial components or technology, such as robotic prosthesis and exoskeleton. Biological characteristics such as self-organization, self-healing, energy conversion, sustainability and integration have the potential to feed new ideas to support the improvement of conventional robotic designs and control. In cyborg and bionic systems, it means to adapt these characteristics, are met by combining the scientific discipline of organismal and cellular neuromechanics with the technological discipline of bionic device design. One of the main goals is to repair or enhance organisms beyond their original biological properties. Cyborg and bionic systems are promising research directions to meet the requirements for better human life, such as wearable device, rehabilitation and regenerative medicine. With the rapid development of bionics technology and nanotechnology, cyborg and bionic systems can help humans to overcome many limitations such as disease, speed, strength and intelligence. Keeping the above key attributes in mind, this special issue is focused on recent trends in robot-assisted intelligent walkers, bionic sensors, wearable robotics, prostheses and medical robotics.