Protocyborg
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Definition
A protocyborg is a cyborg that "lacks full embodiment"[1]. For instance, a human translator sitting at a typewriter could be considered a protocyborg.
Kevin Warwick, who began to call himself the "world's first cyborg"[2] after implanting an RFID chip under his skin, is an example of a Protocyborg.
In reality, people like Steve Mann or Thad Starner are much more fully embodied as Cyborgs. Though they do not have sub dermal implants, their use of technology is extremely symbiotic and is very much a part of them. Their consciousness minds have extended to also include the prosthetics that are omnipresent on their bodies.
References
- ↑ Gray, Chris Hables, ed. The Cyborg Handbook. New York: Routledge, 1995. Pg. 14.
- ↑ Kevin Warwick's Home Page. http://www.kevinwarwick.com/icyborg.htm
