Scientists have succeeded in creating a human from artificial limbs called Rex. Rex (robotic exoskeleton) is made using the most technically perfect limbs and organs collected from laboratories around the world.
This artificial human was created for the purposes of the series "How to build a bionic human"
He shows that science is slowly starting to catch up with science fiction in the attempt to replace human body parts with man-made alternatives.
However, this also raises some ethical dilemmas, since by using artificial limbs and organs, scientists can not only replace certain parts of the human body, but can also significantly improve them.
This has led to warnings that a modern Frankenstein could be created.
This artificial man was created for the purposes of the series "How to build a bionic man" that will be broadcast on the C4 channel.
Artificial limbs better than biological ones
Rex's components include an arm with a 26-degree range of motion, one degree less than what a real human arm can do, goggles that send images to a microchip in the pupil that then sends electrical impulses to the brain, and a battery-powered heart currently used for temporary donor hearts.
The only organ that scientists have not been able to fully replicate is the human brain
The exoskeleton also features bionic joints that use a motor and spring system to mimic the actions of human muscles and tendons created by Professor Hugh Herr.
“I was climbing better with artificial limbs than I did with my biological limbs before the accident. Technology has this incredible ability to heal, rehabilitate and even expand human capabilities far beyond what nature intended for us.
I think a normal body is very boring. If the good fairy offered to grant me one wish, it certainly wouldn't be new limbs. No way," said Herr.
The most complex structure in the universe
The only organ that scientists have not been able to fully replicate is the human brain, which is made up of millions of neurons. It is definitely the most complex structure in the known universe.
"We can create new beings that can turn against us at some point, like the Frankenstein myth"
However, scientists at the University of Southern California are studying electrical signals in the brains of mice to develop a microchip that may one day be able to replace memory and even cure Alzheimer's by working in cooperation with the real brain.
Although the bionic man shows how far science has actually progressed, the question arises of what it actually means to be human and where it can take us in the future.
"When it comes to our bodies, I think there is a danger that we will change the very things that make us human. We can create new beings that can turn against us at some point, like the Frankenstein myth. That would be a sign that we have gone too far," said George Anas, professor of Bioethics and Human Rights at Boston University.
Bonus video:
