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Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology turned innocent bees into cyborgs that can be controlled via an insect brain controller.

Chinese Scientists Create Cyborg Bees That Can Be Controlled Like Drones for Undercover Military Missions

By Victor Tangermann

Janaese robotics company Jizai has come up with robotic limb contraption called Arms that can triple the number of arms of its wearer.

Robots and Machines

God Help Us! They Built Real Doctor Octopus Arms

By Victor Tangermann

Engineer and prototype machinist Brian Stanley has gone viral with a video of a cyborg eye flashlight that can light up an entire room.

Prosthetics and Devices

A Guy Lost His Eye and Put a Bright Light Into the Socket

By Victor Tangermann

What if you gave a plant control of a robotic arm and then gave that robotic arm a machete? That seems to be the idea behind the "Plant Machete" project.

Project Lets Houseplant Control Robot Arm Equipped With Machete

By Noor Al-Sibai

A 11-year-old boy from Belgium just graduated from the University of Antwerp with a bachelor's degree in physics — and with the highest distinction.

11-Year-Old Gets Physics Degree, Says He’ll Use It to Attain Technological Immortality

By Victor Tangermann

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The World’s First Cyborgs: Humanity’s Next Evolutionary Phase Is Here

By Alice Greczyn

Scientists found a way to turn locusts into explosives-sniffing cyborgs according to a study funded by the U.S. Navy. Yes, bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts.

Robots and Machines

Bomb-Sniffing Cyborg Locusts? Bomb-Sniffing Cyborg Locusts.

By Victor Tangermann

Transhumanist Winter Mraz has modified her body with a number of implants, including a pair of LEDs that light up under a magnet.

Prosthetics and Devices

This Transhumanist Implanted Magnet-Triggered LEDs Under Her Skin

By Kristin Houser

Japan is putting nearly $1 billion into moonshot projects like cyborg tech, human hibernation, and recycling its industrial waste.

Japan Pledges $900 Million to Cyborg, Human Hibernation Research

By Dan Robitzski

Neuroscientist Vivienne Ming used tech to give her autistic son the ability to read emotions, but what happens when everyone wants to be a cyborg?

Prosthetics and Devices

“Mad Scientist” Mom Turns Autistic Son Into a “Cyborg”

By Kristin Houser

Researchers in Japan developed a tiny microchip valve that can be powered by a living cells and a naturally occuring chemical.

Robots and Machines

“Cyborg-Like” Earthworm Controls Microchip With Its Muscles

By Victor Tangermann

By getting them to absorb metallic nanomaterials, scientists figured out how to make cyborg plants that may be able to survive out in space.

Scientists Say New Cyborg Plants Could Someday Grow on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from MIT built a cyborg houseplant that can sense light and move toward its source via a pair of attached wheels.

Robots and Machines

MIT Researchers Built a Cyborg Houseplant

By Kristin Houser

Biohacker Who Implanted Transit Chip in Hand Evades Fine

Prosthetics and Devices

Biohacker Who Implanted Transit Chip in Hand Evades Fine

By Kristin Houser

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger

By Kristin Houser

Florida Man Becomes First Person to Live With Advanced Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm

Florida Man Becomes First Person to Live With Advanced Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm

By Chelsea Gohd