US military aims to create cyborgs by connecting humans to computers
by Samuel Gibbs from on (#118WF)
Researchers hope to develop a high-bandwidth, implantable neural interface to open the channel between the human brain and modern electronics
The US government is researching technology that it hopes will turn soldiers into cyborgs, allowing them to connect directly to computers.
The US military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has unveiled a research programme called Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) which aims to develop an implantable neural interface, connecting humans directly to computers.
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