cyborgs
Part machine, part human
Cyborgs are beings that combine organic and mechanical parts—humans enhanced with technological implants or machines given biological components.
The term blends "cybernetic" and "organism." In science fiction, cyborgs range from humans with prosthetic limbs to figures more machine than flesh: The villain was a cyborg with a mechanical arm.
The concept extends to anyone deeply integrated with technology: We're all cyborgs now, dependent on our phones.
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- singularityPoint where values explode
android · replicant · Terminator · RoboCop · Borg · Neuromancer · Blade Runner · space opera
Act of adding more
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
- memory implantDevice adding artificial recollections
- night visionAbility to see dimly
enhanced hearing · genetic modification · nanobots · regeneration
Tech-augmented evolution philosophy
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- human-machinePerson and device combined
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
- identity crisisLoss of personal certainty
humanity · consciousness · embodiment · disability · ability · normalcy · otherness · boundary crossing
Device surgically placed in nervous system
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- bionic limbElectronic artificial body part
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator
pacemaker · brain-computer interface · neuroprosthetics · microchip · sensory feedback · haptic feedback · motor control · signal processing
cyberpunk
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
singularity · android · replicant · Terminator · RoboCop · Borg · Neuromancer · Blade Runner · space opera · techno-thriller
augmentation
Act of adding more
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
- memory implantDevice adding artificial recollections
night vision · enhanced hearing · genetic modification · nanobots · regeneration
transhumanism
Tech-augmented evolution philosophy
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- human-machinePerson and device combined
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
identity crisis · humanity · consciousness · embodiment · disability · ability · normalcy · otherness · boundary crossing · evolution
neural implant
Device surgically placed in nervous system
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- bionic limbElectronic artificial body part
cochlear implant · pacemaker · brain-computer interface · neuroprosthetics · microchip · sensory feedback · haptic feedback · motor control · signal processing · assistive device
- beingsbeings, being, entities, entity, creatures
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- roboticsrobot, android, humanoid, robotic arm, servo
- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- 80s sci-fiBlade Runner, E.T., The Terminator, Back to the Future, Aliens
- classic sci-fiAsimov, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Clarke, Ray Bradbury
cyborgsnaturals
Those innately skilled
flesh and blood · organics · organisms · primitives · Luddites
cyborgsrobots
Programmable mechanical agents
androids · machines · automatons · AI · artificial intelligence