The world's first artificial biologist

The phrase "artificial biologist" was born in a popular television sci-fi film in the 1970s under the title "6 million man" , portraying the adventures of Steve Austin. , a former astronaut has been recreated with artificial organs after death.

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Currently, a group of British engineers assembled a robot, using organs, limbs and other artificial parts, to turn the idea of "man-made" into reality. The artificial "person" is the main character in a Smithsonian Channel documentary, scheduled to air on October 20.

Titled "The Extraordinary Electronic Person ", the film details the engineers' efforts to assemble a normal body by using artificial organs, from the kidneys to the circulatory system, the cochlea. and implant retina.

The parts that make life for the special robot are the products of 17 different manufacturers. And this is the first time they've been assembled, according to Richard Walker, managing director of Shadow Robot Company and a robotics expert at the top of the project.

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Mr. Walker said, robots now have 60-70% of their functions as humans. It owns a height of nearly 2 meters, can stand, sit and walk with the help of a Rex mobility aid, often used for those who are unable to walk due to spinal injury. Robots also have a normal working heart, using an electronic pump, beating and rotating artificial blood that contains oxygen like human blood. Meanwhile, an artificial, implantable kidney replaces the task of a modern dialysis device.

However, experts admit, many organs in the "electronic" body are difficult to use in a human bone and flesh. For example, the kidney is just a model. In addition, robots lack some critical parts like our bodies: it has no digestive system, liver or skin and especially the brain.

According to the inventor group, the "artificial biologist" was born according to the prototype of social psychologist Bertolt Meyer, 36, of Zurich University (Switzerland), who was born without a left arm and Electronic control hands must be attached. The face of the "artificial biologist" was created by scanning 3D Meyer's face.

"We want to prove that technology can provide prosthetic, highly aesthetic parts for people who have lost a part of their face, such as nose, accident or cancer," said one. The research team member emphasized.

Assembly engineers further revealed that their "artificial biologist" had a cheaper assembly cost than their "brother" of $ 6 million in science fiction movies. Although the parts used for testing are donated, their total value is about 1 million USD.