Bionic Man May Soon be a Reality

choongiri writes "The London Guardian is reporting on the creation of replacement eyes and working hands in the race to build a $6bn human. Currently being worked on is everything from bionic eyes to an entire exoskeleton enabling the wearer to carry 200lbs. From the article: 'The 1970s gave us the six-million-dollar man. Thirty years and quite a bit of inflation later we have the six-billion-dollar human: not a physical cyborg as such, instead an umbrella term for the latest developments in the growing field of technology for human enhancement.'"

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Deficit Man

[Tablizer]

The 1970s gave us the six-million-dollar man. Thirty years and quite a bit of inflation later we have the six-billion-dollar human

W tops that as the Six Trillion Dollar Man, due to the US Budget and Trade Deficit, all without bending steel.

Already

[jhwz]

...a reality: researchers accept obscene grants for experiments that will, at best, someday result in an extremely comfortable mattress.