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What do Terminator, RoboCop, Darth Vader and Iron Man have in common? They are all cyborgs. People who are made faster and stronger with machine parts. And those who think they only appear in science fiction films are wrong. Herman van der Kooij, a biomechatronic engineer at the University of Twente, actually makes these kinds of mechanical parts for people. And we are testing them out. With him, we answer the question: can we turn ourselves into superhumans with machine parts? After all, that scenario is closer than you think.
At the same time, elsewhere on campus, we ask philosopher Jan Peter Bergen whether converting people into cyborgs is a good idea. His answer might surprise you....
0:00 Cyborgs: half man, half machine
1:18 Can we make a super intern?
1:50 Transhumanism: why would we want to upgrade the human body?
2:20 We are already intertwined with technology
2:45 Bionic (robotic) hand as replacement for amputated hands
3:30 Measuring muscle activity and calculating movements
4:10 How do you get faster?
4:30 A brain chip will make you faster
5:00 How do you get stronger?
5:08 An exoskeleton makes you twice as strong
5:40 Medical applications
5:52 Exoskeletons for plasterers
6:35 Improving balance with a single exoskeleton
7:40 How does it feel to walk in an exoskeleton?
7:55 Our body's reaction time is very slow
8:22 Balance test with VS without the exoskeleton
9:00 Better stability for the elderly
9:50 We have a super intern!
10:00 Should we want to upgrade ourselves?
10:40 Upgrades make our society more unequal
11:20 Warning: evil super interns!
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