ALTERNATIVE LIFE FORMS COMPUTERS, AI, CYBERNETICS NON-HUMAN INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE FICTION A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site cyborg A human-machine hybrid; "cyborg" is a contraction of "cybernetic organism." In the strictest sense, anyone with a medical implant (such as an artificial pacemaker or cochlear implant) or prosthesis (even including contact lenses or a walking stick), falls into this category. But the term is usually reserved for speculative creatures that might exist in the future on Earth or already elsewhere. The concept of a human-cybernetic synergy was popularized in David Rorvik's As Man Becomes Machine (1971).1 For more about the Star Trek variety of cyborg, the Borg (as illustrated), see hive intelligence. Reference Rorvik, David M. As Man Becomes Machine: The Evolution of the Cyborg. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co. Inc (1971). Related entries android artificial intelligence Related categories ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LIFE COMPUTERS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND CYBERNETICS EXTRATERRESTRIAL AND NON-HUMAN INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE OF STAR TREK SCIENCE FICTION Archived news Brain-controlled 'robo-arm' hope (Feb 19, 2005) Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP