The Cyborg Experiments

Kevin Warwick

9 November 2017

Biohacking

Magnet Implants

Culturing Neurons

Robot with a Biological Brain

A closed loop interface between a biological network and a robot

networkBiological neural networkGrown directly on to Multi-electrode array

Robot on powered floor

Dimensionality reduction, spike train

analysis

Culture – Robot mapping, Machine learning.

Approach• Culture brain cells directly on to a recording surface and re-embody the ‘brain’

within a robotic body.

– Multi-Electrode Array (MEA) allows recording from 128 electrodes across the entire culture.

Neurone

TiN Electrodes30µm diameter

200µm

Deep Brain Stimulation

Enhancement

Possibilities

• Memory• Communication• Senses• Multi-dimensional thinking• Extending the body• In built machine thinking – Slimplant• Maths + speed of thinking

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