CYBORGS 1 Seminar Report 2010

BASELIOS PAULOSE II CATHOLICOS COLLEGE

BASELIOS MOUNT, PIRAVOM

(Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Seminar Report

On

CYBORGS
By

Anil Alias Paul (Reg.No:135708)

Guided By
Mrs. Sheba K U

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BASELIOS PAULOSE II CATHOLICOS COLLEGE
BASELIOS MOUNT, PIRAVOM

(Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Seminar

report entitled ‘CYBORGS’ is a bonafide record of the work done by
Anil Alias Paul, Register No.135708 in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of the degree, Bachelor of Computer
Applications of Mahatma Gandhi University during the year 2008-2011.

Mrs. Sheba K U Nimmol P John

(Guide) (Head of the Department)

Place: Piravom
Date:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We express our sincere thanks to Dr.Sunny Kuriakose.A,

our beloved principal for providing us the necessary facilities for doing
this seminar.

We express our sincere gratitude to our seminar guide

Mrs. Sheba K U, for being the guide and motivator through out the
completion of the seminar.

We thank profusely Mrs.Nimmol.P.John, Head of the

computer department, Lectures and other Staffs of our B.P.C College for
their guidance and inspiration throughout our course of study.

We owe our thanks to our friends and all others who have
directly or indirectly helped in the successful completion of this seminar.

No words can express our humble and eternal gratitude to

our beloved parents and relatives who has been guiding us in all walks of
our life.

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CONTENTS
Chapter Title page

1 INTRODUCTION 5

2 CYBORG-CYBERNETICS 6

3 REAL LIFE ROBOTS 7

4 ROBOTS AND CYBORGS 8

5 HYBROTS 9

6 ARCHETYPE 10

6.1 BASIC RULES 11

6.2 CYBORG SKILLS 13

6.3 BODY STRUCTURE 15

6.4 NEURAL JACKS 18

6.5 COMMUNICATION 23

7 LATEST DEVELOPMENT 27

8 ADVATAGE & DISADVANTAGE 27

9 APPLICATIONS 29

10 CONCLUSION 32

11 REFFERENCE 33

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INTRODUCTION

Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of

the regulatory system. Cybernetics is closely related to control
theory and system theory. Contemporary cybernetics began as an
interdisciplinary study connecting the fields of control systems,
electrical network theory, mechanical engineering, logic model,
evolutionary biology, neuroscience etc.

Cyborgs are originated from the concept of

cybernetics, which is referred as a mixture of both
organism and the technology. When an organism is half
human and half machine then we call them CYBORG. The
whole process of becoming a Cyborg is known as Cyborgation

Among the Cyborgs living today Dr. Kevin Warwick

heads the Cybernetics Department at the University of Reading in
the United Kingdom and has taken the first steps on this path, using
himself as a guinea pig test subject receiving, by surgical operation,
technological implants connected to his central nervous system.

The world's first cyborg was a white

lab rat, part of an experimental program at New York's Rockland
State Hospital in the late 1950s. The rat had implanted in its body a
tiny osmotic pump that injected precisely controlled doses of
chemicals, altering several of its physiological parameters. It was
part animal, part machine.

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CYBORG:

CYBORG, a compound word derived from Cybernetics and Organism,

is a term coined by Manfred Clynes in 1960 to describe the need for
mankind to artificially enhance biological functions in order to
survive in the hostile environment of space. Originally, a CYBORG
reffered to a “ Human being with a bodily functions aided or
controlled by technological devices, such as an oxygen tank, artificial
heart valve or insulin pump.” Over the years, the term has acquired
a more general meaning, describing the dependence of human
beings on technology. In this sense , CYBORG can be used to
characterize anyone who relies on a computer to complete his or her
daily work.

A CYBORG is a Cybernetics Organism, part human – part machine.

This concept is bit tricky but let see an example of a CYBORG: you
may have seen a movie “TERMINATOR.” In that ARNOLD was a
CYBORG. He was part man- part machine. Well definition exactly
says this; CYBORG can be made by technology known as
CYBERNETICS. “What is CYBERNETICS?”, To understand CYBORG ,
this is the first step that we’ll see in the next topic.

CYBERNETICS:

Cybernetics is word coined by group of scientists led by Norbert

Wiener and made popular by Wiener’s book of 1948, Cybernetics or
Communication in the animal and the Machine. Based on the Greek
“Kybernetics”, meaning steersman or governor, cybernetics is the
science or study of the control or regulation mechanism in human
and machine systems, including computers.

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CYBERNETICS could be thought of as recently developed science,

although to some extent it cuts across existing science. If we think
of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc. as a traditional science, then
Cybernetics is a classification, which cuts across them all.
Cybernetics is formally defined as the science of control and
communication in animals, men and machines. It extracts, from
whatever context, that which is concerned with information
processing and control …. One major characteristics of cybernetics is
its preoccupation with the construction of models and here it
overlaps operational research. Cybernetics models are usually
distinguished by being hierarchical, adaptive and making permanent
use of feedback loops… Cybernetics in some ways is like the science
of organization, with special emphasis on the dynamic nature of the
system being organized.

REAL LIFE CYBORGS

Cyborgs are Cybernetic Organisms. The

term was coined in 1960’s when Manfred Clynes and
Nathan used it in an article about the advantages of self-

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regulating human-machine systems in outer space. The
Cyborgs got there fame mainly through the super
talented characters in the fiction stories.

A cyborg can be defined as the human

being who is technologically complemented by external
or internal devices that compliment or regulate various
human body functions. Cyborgology is a technical and
socio-philosophical study which deals with the
development and spreading of the technology to the
society.

ROBOTS & CYBORGS

All of them, to some degree, are programmed; they're

basically computers that move. A robot, however, doesn't
necessarily have to resemble a human. It can be in the shape of a
dog, or a lunar Lander, or one of those giant arms in a car factory.
But cyborgs are beings that are part mechanical and part organic. In
fact, some theorists consider anyone whose body relies on a form of
machinery in order to survive - such as a pacemaker or an insulin
pump - to be a cyborg.

CYBORGS

Convenient Cyborgs Conditional Cyborgs

Cyborgs are categorized into two types based on theirstructural and

functional role play. Structurally cyborgation can take place either
internally or Externally. The former Convenient cyborgs may refer
to any external provision of an exoskeleton for the satisfying the
altered fancy needs of body, and the latter Conditional cyborgation
includes bionic implants replanting the lost or damaged body part for

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the normal living in the present environment. There is also different
types of cyborgs differentiated as per their body working.

HYBROTS

A Hybrots (short for "hybrid robot") is a cybernetic organism in

the form of a robot controlled by a computer consisting of both
electronic and biological elements. The biological elements
are rat neurons connected to a computer chip . This feat was first
accomplished by Dr. Steve Potter, a professor of biomedical
engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. What
separates a hybrot from a cyborg is that the latter term is
commonly used to refer to a cybernetically enhanced human or
animal; while a hybrot is an entirely new type of creature
constructed from organic and artificial materials. It is perhaps
helpful to think of the hybrot as "semi-living," a term also used
by the hybrot's inventors.

Another interesting feature of the hybrot is its

longevity. Neurons separated from a living brain usually die
after a short period of time; however, due to a specially designed
incubator utilizing a new sealed-dish culture system, a hybrot
may live as long as two years

Archetype
The cyborg archetype is a character in a near future world where
societal decay has led to the adoption of metal parts. These cyborgs
are commonly armed with paramilitary in-built weaponry or are
otherwise survival and combat oriented.

Some possible scenarios might be:

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• The low-life down on Wattson block discover that the Gamma
Corp has plans to “renovate” the slum developments by arranging for
one of the obsolete orbital refineries to fall out of orbit on it. The
characters are a mix of cyborgs and extremely competent humans
who are hired/motivated to protect their homes.

• A new virus has been trashing mainframes across the net.

There seems to be no defense and very little evidence of how it
spreads or how it’s getting into the system. The characters are
freelance “contractor-cowboys” who have their brains wired for
cybernetic net access. They are brought in to track (in cyberspace) a
mysterious individual who seems to be somehow connected to virus.

• The characters are a group of vat-grown “clones” that have

been cybernetically augmented for mining on Saturn’s moons. Now,
they’ve escaped to earth and, nearing the end of their artificially
shortened life cycle they must convince their creator/engineer to give
them longevity and elude the human assassin/cop who’s chasing
them.

• Keeping up with the latest modifications takes a lot of

money . . . fortunately you can use the just-barely-obsolete-stuff to
make money. Especially the weapon pods. Especially in the city

 Basic Rules

Cyborgs can be built on 75 to 150 points. In a game where cyborgs

are legal, others may be allowed to play other. A good median is 100
or 125 points.

Four Primary Modification Types

There are four primary modification types. These are:

• PHY Enhancement (reinforced skeleton)

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• REF Enhancement (hard wired nerves)

• INT Enhancement (mind-computer interface jack)

• Enhanced Prosthetics (metal body parts)

When the player buys one (or more—but they’re pretty expensive)
he gains the option to buy some of the Secondary Enhancement
Types. For example, a character with a reinforced skeleton can then
select Endo-Armor (armor which resides just under the skin), grafted
on muscles, and implanted toxin injectors in his fingers.

Note: the costs for Primary Enhancers are not “a deal” however they
give the character the option to buy secondary enhancers that are
considerably more cost effective.

Weapon Mounts

Cyborgs can buy weapon mounts from the Cyborg Weapons List.
This list has powerful weapons for a very cheap cost. Weapons from
this chart are only legal in games where characters (including
cyborgs) can just go down to the local armory and buy and carry
weapons. If you are playing with other Archetypes in the same
game, the GM should consider the imbalance of missile using
Cyborgs vs. Chi Martial Artists (for example).

Custom designed weapons are encouraged but the GM should be

consulted and asked to determine point cost. Use the weapon charts
at the end of the section to determine how any given piece of
combat equipment fits in (this should not apply to armor—cyborgs
must either wear armor or buy it as the listed cybernetic
modifications (or both)).

The result of this is that cyborg characters are almost invariably over
armed. Their attacks do not balance against their armor (they are

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limited in the amount of armor they can buy). Thus, as in modern
day roleplaying (and modern day real life) combat will be quick and
brutal if all parties involved are slinging anti-personnel rockets and
high explosive grenades at each other.

Cyber-Hand: Forget about tool-belts . . . just use your fingers.

A cyber-hand gives the character instant access to his most

commonly used tools. The kits are: electronic, mechanical, and

medical. Each contains a cutting tool (which acts as a +2 damage

knife in HTH combat).

Fire-Eyes: Tired of being looked at funny? Give ‘em something to

think about. Fire Eyes glow red in the dark (other colors available)

and reduce negative visibility modifiers by 2 points. Best of all they

look cool!

Designer Skin: Designer skin is a genetic-break through. You can

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have a variety of effects from simply being the first green, purple,

blue, or whatever person in your building to adding our genetically

sound fur or gills. Forget about leopard-skin underwear . . . get

outfitted with some real leopard skin. Moving tattoos and a variety of

adjustable “smart designs” can be added.

Cost: $3,000 and up. Fur or Scales costs 1 point if it’s thick.

In worlds where cybernetics are common there will be those trained to repair them and provide “medical

services” to cyborgs. The skill Cybernetics Technician is used for this.

Cybernetics Technician
Normal, RES

Cyborg Skills

Description: This skill is sort of a cross between mechanics and

medicine. The character needs equipment most of the time. The
monetary cost of cybernetics repair depends on the campaign but it
is assumed to be similar to auto work (this follows no mathematical
model but is good for play balance). Cybernetics that suffered a
critical failure must be replaced (GM's option they can be salvaged or
at least sold for part of the price). A cybernetic technician must have
Electronics and Mechanics at one level lower than this skill.

Level 1: Beginning Technician. The character can do 'dry' work only

(work only on exterior mechanical objects that are basically
machines). The character can repair only minor functions of
cybernetics which have lost no more than 3 STC. Each hour of work
and a successful roll will restore 1 point of STC and the damage
points that went with it. A roll is needed to repair each minor
function (the exact time is up to the GM--usually around 10 minutes
to 2 hours).

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Level 2: Technician. The character can repair or replace most types

of cybernetics. The character can work on the neural links that
connect cybernetics to muscles, repair major functions, etc. The
repair times as above are halved but the character is at a cumulative
-1 for each point of STC lost above 3.

Level 3: Expert Technician. The character can repair wet cybernetics

(those inside the body) and gets +3 to all repair rolls dealing with
dry work (cybernetic limbs).

Level 4: Master Technician. The repair times are quartered and the
character gets +3 on wet work, +6 on dry work. The master can
work without proper equipment (usually at a -5—some things can't
be repaired without equipment. The master gets a roll to repair even
critically damaged cybernetics.

Reinforced Physiology

The cyborg has had its internal systems upgraded to withstand

exceptional damage. Arteries are reinforced with micro-strands of
polymer, lymph fluid is enhanced along with biological blood
additives to reduce bleeding and speed recovery. Layers of internal

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“smooth muscle” are augmented to withstand physical stress far in
excess of the norm without failing.

The CON roll + only applies to healing rolls, disease and toxin
resistance rolls, rolls to stop bleeding, and POWER vs. STAT attack
rolls. It does not apply to wound rolls of any sort.

 Compartmentalized Body Structure

The cyborg has been redesigned so that vital systems are

compartmentalized. This makes the cyborg hard to kill in two ways:
it has a chance of “negating” penetration damage-doubling and it
places a upper limit on how much damage the cyborg can take from
any single penetrating damage hit (beyond that point the damage
simply passes “through” the cyborg). This threshold only applies to
weapons like bullets and lasers—swords aren’t affected because of
the cutting motion.

When the cyborg suffers a vital hit (a hit by 4+ from a penetrating

weapon), roll against the listed Save Roll and if you roll lower the
penetration modifiers don’t double—but you still suffer the damage
normally. Additionally, if you take damage (after armor) greater
than the listed Threshold from a single penetrating shot, reduce the
damage you actually took after armor to that listed number if a Save
Roll+2 is made.

Enhanced Cardiovascular System

The character has a complex of blood filters, improved lung and

heart muscles, selective blood pressure devices specially keyed for
high stress situations. This gives the character some resistance to

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toxins and disease, and extra endurance. Relatively cheap, it will be
one of the first thing cybernetic soldiers are fitted with.

The CON roll + only applies to healing rolls, disease and toxin
resistance rolls, rolls to stop bleeding, and POWER vs. STAT attack
rolls. It does not apply to wound rolls of any sort.

Life Support System

The cyborg is fitted with lungs that can store and meter compressed
air to the character. The character’s skin will be sealed and the
resulting cyborg will be able to survive in airless conditions for some
time. In fact, the cyborg will be able to “buddy breath” with one or
more people (divide the total time by the number of people
supported). Because the character’s blood system is not susceptible
to relatively slow pressure changes (the bends) the character can
operate under water or, perhaps, in high atmosphere pressures on
some other planet.

At level 2+, the character’s skin, while appearing normal is

impervious to heat and cold: a certain amount of “environmental”
armor is granted to the character. This is applied against any
damage from temperature changes (including rapid ones like flame
throwers, plunging one’s hand into liquid nitrogen to retrieve cloned
eyeballs, whatever).

Shell

Shell is an artificially grown replacement for the dermis and

epidermis (skin). It is alive (vat grown) but requires a reinforced
skeleton for anchor points and nutrient systems. Its purpose is
similar to polymer armor in that it is protective but more than simply
stopping damage, it prevents tears and rips (and bleeding). Each
level gives the Cyborg some armor (treated as bio-armor) and an
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unusually high penetration defense. Shell shifts wounds down one
category for bleeding purposes only. It may look normal or be
created in designer colors.

 Hardwired Reflexes (REF Enhancement)

Biological nerves are slow: chemical bridges are built to transmit

electrical impulses through tissue. This can be improved upon—the
nerve trunks can be replaced with spun glass and electrical switch
junctions. The clocks in the brain that control reaction speed can be
upgraded with “wetware” patches to give the recipient quicker
reflexes. Reflex “loops” which control automatic responses (like
pulling one’s hand back from a hot surface) can be upgraded to
“smart reflexes” where the character takes other actions dependent
on the situation.

Hardwired reflexes give the character a higher REA score and an

even higher initiative roll. The Initiative bonus is given in addition to
the higher REA (so Mark 1 Hardwired Reflexes gives the character
+5 to his initiative rolls but only +3 actual reflexes.)

Enhanced Ground Speed

The internal “clock” which determines how fast a life form runs can
be cybernetically adjusted. The character will have a higher ground
speed. The plus to ground speed will be added to sprint, 2/3rds of it
will be added to running speed, and 1/3rd of it will be added to
walking speed

 Neural Jacks (INT Enhancement)

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Wiring the brain with “sockets” into which pieces of hardware can be
attached is the next frontier of human-computer interface. The basic
neural jack involves (depending on the GM’s view of the technology)
creating a channel in the brain which opens to an outside interface
port and connects on the inside to a “patch” which consists of fiber-
optics, neural-net logic-gate arrays, and biological tissue.

The basic jack allows different attachments from “skill-chips” to

computer targeting systems. The patch brings some functions of the
brain up to computer like speeds as the wearer learns to “formulate
questions” in such a way as to use the patch’s high-speed processing
power. At the basic level the patch can only be used to solve math
problems extremely quickly (and then, only if the character has
Level 2 or higher Mathematics skill—otherwise that virtue will be

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wasted). Additionally, the patch gives the character an effectively
higher RES for computer skill.

Many cyberpunk games feature a sort of virtual-reality Internet

where people can interact, work with data in 3d, and hack with
“hunter-hunted” paradigms. It is beyond the scope of these rules to
completely specify all the possibilities for these, however if the game
world includes this development (indeed, the real world may include
some version of it within 50 years) then a neural jack is all that is
required to access it.

 Skill Chip Slot

A skill chip is a database coupled with “natural language query

hardware” which fits into a chip slot. The chip slot requires a neural
jack. Once a character is fitted he can buy skill chips (usually sold on
the open market) and simply insert the chip to know the skill.

A chip usually contains a MEM or RES based skill at Level 2

proficiency or it can contain a database of a specific sort holding
several Gigabytes of data on some topic (mixed drinks, classic cars,
rules of card games). Some very rare and super expensive chips
contain Level 3 skills. These take two slot locations. The skills
themselves exist in the interconnections of a chemical matrix within
the chip housing—copying them has proven impossible: each must
be taken from a live human and is a time consuming process. Most
skills on chips have a 13- or lower roll (even if the “donor” had a
higher roll).

The type of jack determines what level the skill can be used at (a
Mark 1 jack will only allow the skill to be used at Level 1 regardless
of the level on the chip). The jack type also determines the speed of
extraction. A Mark1 jack retrieves data at close to the speed of
reading—but higher-grade jacks make the use much more natural.

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Note: if the character has a database in his slot(s) it is always
retrieved at one level lower—just having the chip in isn’t like having
read and memorized the entire Library of Congress.

 The DataNet and the Fuge

The world of the cyberpunk will be connected by massive data-

trunks that anyone can tap into if they have a computer, the skill,
and maybe some help. Virtually everything is in there somewhere—
or someone knows how to find it. It’s accessible from just about
anywhere on the planet and neural-modified cyborgs live there. To
purchases these abilities you must have a Mk 2 Neural Jack or
better.

Anyone with computer skill and Electronic Underground and a net

account can interact with the DataNet. That’s just a matter of know-
how. Interacting (Fugue Dancing) with the Fugue is another matter
altogether. First you need training (and you usually don’t get it in
university classes). Secondly you need a piece of hardware in your
head that takes the data in and filters it through your brain. That’s
called an Information Sieve.

To be a Fugue Dancer (or whatever the GM decides to call it) you

need three things:

• A Mk 2 Neural Jack (or better)

• An Information Sieve implant

• The difficult, RES based Fugue Dancer skill

Once you’ve got that, you’re ready to go. If your character is a

“hacker for hire,” a net savvy street agent, or corporate cyber-

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muscle you should consider getting outfitted for some real data
analysis.

Information Sieve

The cyborg’s neural jack is permanently online with a high-speed

connection. The character’s brain functions like a computer,
constantly filtering and analyzing the data flowing through it. All
kinds of information, private databases, hundred year old Usenet
conversations, unencrypted net-telephone, and declassified (or
“liberated” classified) government documents merge into what is
collectively known as the Fugue. The Fugue (perhaps named for the
musical reference—or perhaps the state of mind) is meaningless
information overload for those not equipped with a Sieve. With the
Sieve it is like an almost omniscient deity—one which the equipped
can access.

The skill with the I-Sieve is Fugue Dancer. It is a difficult RES based
skill. What it does at each level is based on what kinds of modules
you have built into your I-Sieve.

To make a cyborg with access to the Fugue, do the following:

• Buy Fuge Dancer, a difficult, RES based skill. It has no description

but its roll and level effects are determined by what modules you
have.

• Buy the modules you want from the list below.

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The DataNet

The DataNet is an evolutionary development of the Internet. It is the

global network of interconnected computers, microwave relays,

satellite links, and cellular towers that make all kinds of commercial

channels possible.

Everything from videophones to real “cyber-sex” is available on the

DataNet. A huge amount of information is there, cross-referenced

and

available through “search engines.”

Electronics Underground is the skill that is used to get at the juicy

bits

of information on the DataNet. That’s where your shady

underground

connections will meet. That’s where corporate “cowboys” will

congregate electronically to raid the opposition’s databases.

The DataNet may or may not be a 3d virtual reality world where

“surfers” are represented by their computer-generated avatars as

they

interact. It might be a lot like a multimedia version of today’s World

Wide Web. Some of it might be 3d and some of it might still be

scrolling text screens. It all depends on what the GM’s vision is.

You don’t need any special gear to access the DataNet—just a

terminal (cybernetically built in or otherwise) and your clout is
proportional to your computer skill (Level 3 for breaking into
systems the hard way) or Electronic Underground (for getting
information someone else

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Communication Technology

A cyborg with neural cybernetics can tap into the data streams
around him. This can allow him to make untraceable calls, tap into
other’s streams, and evade detection. These pieces of cyber-gear
don’t require Neural Jacks or any other piece of tech.

Bolo

The Bolo is an illegal piece of gear which, when activated disrupts all
communications and some electronics in the area. Security scans will
usually detect that it isn’t a weapon—a person searching for it needs
to have Streetwise at L3+ . . . and a character with a Bolo can take
it “offline” for 24 hours and it will simply detect as some sort of
radio.

When activated, a bolo burns for a listed number of seconds. While

burning all com-gear of a lower level than the class of bolo will be
shut down within the listed radius.

Furthermore, the Mk 2 and Mk 3 bolos emit an Electromagnetic Pulse

(EMP) which will temporarily shut down unprotected circuitry. If the
GM rules that some piece of gear is particularly unshielded it may
even burn it out. Standard security systems and electronic gear in
the area will be shutdown if the listed roll is made. If the GM rules a
system is “hardened” the roll to shut it down is at –1 to –10 (really
serious systems won’t be effected by a bolo). This only works
against things like cameras, personal computers, and the like. It
won’t stop cars or turn lights out—it doesn’t kill all the power in an
area . . . it just causes it to fluctuate. A Bolo is primarily used to give

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an assault team some time before the security teams figure out
exactly what is happening. Activating a Bolo is a 5 REA medium
action—it can be shutdown before its time runs out if the character
wishes.

Com-Gear

Cybernetic communications gear is very common. Troops will have

built in radios. Common citizens will have internal cell-phones.
Hackers will come equipped with their own modems and cops will be
wired into police channels.

The most important aspects of these communications are their signal

strength (how easy they are to jam) and their security (how easy
they are to detect or intercept). Both security and strength is rated
from Mk1 to Mk3.

Signal strength determines range for things like radios (if the
communication device hooks into the phone network or the DataNet
its “range” is effectively infinite). This rating is also used to
determine if the piece of com-gear can be jammed by a bolo.

Security is used to stop people from listening. At Level 1, the

conversation is as secure as a standard phone connection—not very.
At Level 2 the piece of gear has weak encryption. At Level 3 the gear
has strong encryption.

Types of com-gear are:

Radio: The character can broadcast and receive on several bands.

The character can receive both “citizens band” and local AM/FM
stations. Cost is +0.

Cell Phone / Modem: The character can hook into the world’s
phone net if a receiving station is within range. The phone acts as a

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“normal” modem. Cyber phones are assumed to do conference calls
and have all the modern amenities. Cost is +0

Fast Modem: This acts like phone and as a “fast” modem. The GM
must determine what fast is but it should be significantly faster than
a normal modem (modern day this would be 128K vs.57K). Cost is
+1

Very Fast Modem: This acts as above but the connect is really fast
(T1 speeds in today’s world). Cost is +2

Tight Beam Radio: So long as the receiving character is in range

and the sender knows exactly where he is (i.e. can see him or is in
contact) the signal can’t be intercepted unless the intercepting
character gets between the sender and receiver. This is a favorite of
troops and tightly knit teams.

 Cyber Body (Heavy Metal!)

Polygraph Scanner

The character has voice-stress analysis gear. Any liar must roll
against the devices’ 14- skill (actor, the lie skill, or a WIL roll at –1
are allowed). If the roll is failed the cyborg will detect the lie. The
greater the difference in the rolls, the more sure the cyborg is (but
the GM may rule that great stress, half truths, etc. can give false
readings).

Heat Signature Scan

Reptiles can distinguish humans by their heat signature—so can a

cyborg fitted with this device. A standard perception roll will
distinguish a person who can only be vaguely seen. It also allows the
character to get +3 to perception rolls in the dark. Clothing (unless
the GM rules that it’s sealed and thermal resistant) will not alter a

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character’s heat signature. A perception roll may be necessary to
distinguish someone whose heat signature can only be seen. The
cyborg’s eyes will glow red when this is in use.

DAMAGE TO CYBERNETICS
Dry cybernetics are damaged as objects with STC and damage
points. Wet cybernetics usually cannot be damaged specifically
without surgery on the target. The GM makes the final decision on
what happens when something gets damaged but these rules
apply to most cases.
The rules for cybernetic damage are as follows:
o Cybernetics can suffer penetrating damage—they’re
complicated machines. It takes a hit of 5 or better to
double, though. Targeting a cybernetic limb is at –2 in
addition to negatives to hit the target (AGI bonus)
o Any piece of gear mounted on an arm (most weapons) is
considered a minor system (meaning it can be disabled if
the limb suffers a minor failure).
o Any piece of gear mounted on the body or head (sensory
gear) is considered a major system.
o Cyborgs suffer damage like automatons: when they suffer
a major failure (STC roll blown by 5+) they make 3 rolls.
If one is failed the cyborg is treated as dazed. If two are
failed the cyborg is treated as unconscious for 3 seconds
and then dazed. If all three are failed the cyborg is out of
the fight.

 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Cybernetics is one of the scientific field in which

continuous researches and studies are taking place and spontaneous
developments are derived by it’s dedicated scientists. Kevin
Warwick, the famous Scientists who implanted a series of 100
electrodes in to his nerves system and controlled his complete lab
with the implant and he also developed a mechanical hand which
works as per his neural stimulations.

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 LATEST TECHNOLOGY

At present Cyborgology concentrates on the

development of Conditional cyborgs. That is living being with a
mechanical body part which is replaced for the damaged or lost body
part. Among them has prime importance, it has functioning similar
to our leg. These external mechanical parts works by the
stimulations received generated from our neural system.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Whether it be a new emerging technology , a new instrument or a

new equipment, everything has got its advantages and
disadvantages. It depends on the user to make a proper use of
equipped devices & the technologies. So, here are the set of
advantages and disadvantages of CYBORG.

ADVANTAGES:

The human cyborg represents a ‘transitional species’ of sorts,before

the human enters total post-biological obsolescence.

• If evolution is theorized from an abstract perspective as

an attempt to increase the information processing power latent in
matter, in the struggle against entropy, it is clear that Artificial life
will eventually win out against organic life since it is more durable
and more efficient.

• These extropians see this as perhaps bad news for the human
race, but in the long term at least good news for the planet and
apparently the universe.

• There are others who foresee perhaps a more peacable

coexistence for human beings and electronic ‘life’, however . one
recent theory that has been bantered about lately is that the
human race may have reached the saturation point for economic

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growth, but this is fortunate since it has arrived in time for it to
work on ‘human growth’, i.e. the re-engineering of the human
species.

• We can ‘graducate’ from being victims of natural selection to

masters of self-selection. It seems hard to argue against
increasing human longevity, intelligence, or strength , since
human beings seem to live too short a span, to make too many
mistakes in reasoning, and to to lack the physical endurance
necessary to make great accomplishments.

• Lastly , there are the postmodern theorists , normally noted for

their anti technological stance, who have taken a favorable
position on the coming of the cyborg.

DISADVANTAGES

• The critics of bioelectronics and biocomputing foresee numerous

potential negative social consequences from the technology. One
is that the human race will divide along the lines of biological
haves and have-nots.

• People with enough money will be able to argument their personal

attributes as they see fit as well as to utilize cloning , organ
replacement, etc. to stave off death for as long as they wish ,
while the majority of humanity will continue to suffer from hunger,
bad genes, and infirmity.

• Certainly, it would be easy to utilize bio-implants that would allow

people to trace the location and perhaps even monitor the
condition and behavior of implanted persons.

• This would be tremendous violation of human privacy , but the

creators of human biotech might see it as necessary to keep their
subjects under control. Once implanted with bio-implant electronic

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devices , ‘cyborg’ might become highly dependent on the creators
of these devices for their repair, recharge, and maintenance.

• It could be possible to modify the person technologically so that

body would stop producing some essential substance for survival ,
thus placing them under the absolute control of the designer of
the technology.

• Even those not spiritually inclined who still nevertheless posses

the feeling that there is something within humanity which is not
found in animals or machines and which makes us uniquely
human, worry that the essence of our humanity will be lost to this
technology.

 APPLICATIONS

• IN MEDICAL FIELD:
In medicine, there are two important and different
types of cyborgs: these are the restorative and the enhanced.
Restorative technologies “restore lost functions, organs and
limbs”. The key aspect of restorative cyborgization is the
repair of broken or lost processes to revert to a healthy or
average level of function. There is no enhancement to the
original faculty and processes that were lost.

The enhancement cyborgation follows the

Principle of Optimal performance: maximizing the output with a
minimized input. Thus, the enhanced cyborg intend to exceed
normal processes or even gain new functions that were not originally
present.

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• IN MILITARY:

In defensive applications the Cybernetics and

Cyborgological experiences are held for the development of
“Cyborg soldier”. The cyborg soldier often refers to a soldier
whose weapons as well as the survival systems are integrated
into the self, creating a human-machine interface. Military
organizations research has recently focused on the utilization
of cyborg animal. DARPA has announced it’s interest in
developing “cyborg insects” to transmit data from sensors
implanted into the insect during it’s pupal stage. The insects
motion would be controlled from a Micro-Electro-Mechanical-
System for detecting the presence explosives and Gas.
DARPA is also developing neural implant to remotely control
the movement of sharks.

Powered Exoskeleton is another proposed

product from Cyborgology for military purpose, which
combines a human control system with robotic muscle.

• IN SPORTS:

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Prosthetic legs and feet are not advanced enough
to give the athlete the edge, and people with these prosthetics
are allowed to complete, possibly only because they are not
actually competitive in such -athlons. Some prosthetic leg and
feet allow for runners to adjust the length of their stride which
could potentially improve run times and in time actually allow
a runner with prosthetic leg to be fastest in the world.

• IN ART:

The concept of cyborgation to associate to most

people with science fiction, they tend to believe cyborgs exist
only in imaginations of writers and artists. Cyborgs get famed
through mainly science fiction films and through stories of
writers.

• IN POPULAR CULTURE:

Cyborgs are become a well-known part of

science through fiction literature and other media.
Examples of famous organic–based fictional cyborg include
Terminator, Starwar’s etc.Mechanical based models include
Replicants and Cylons.

CONCLUSION

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Humans have limited capabilities. Humans
sense the world in a restricted way, vision being the best of the
senses. Humans understand the world in only 3 dimensions and
communicate in a very slow, serial fashion called speech. But it
must get improved for the human beings to exist in this competitive
world. Only technology can make it possible. And Cyborgology is
the future technology for the purpose to be get real. Even it has
some major defects and wrong sides as like any technologies
evolving now days.

Finally I would like to say that if the future of intelligent robots, then
to protect mankind, we will must need some TERMINATORs. They all
are CYBORGS. Because by making human CYBORGS, we may have
the following extra ordinary capabilities….

• We will be able to communicate between each other by thought

signals alone, so no more need for telephones, old fashioned
signals, we all are able to think to each other via implants.

• Instead of communicating by speech as we do presently, we will

be able to think to each other, simply by implants connected to
our nervous system linking our brains electronically together,
possibility even over the internet.

• We won’t need the languages that we presently do, we’ll need a

new language of ideas and the concepts in order to communicate
thoughts from brain to brain

REFFERENCES

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• CYBORGS v1.0 by Marcon Chackon

• CYBERNETICS AND CYBORGS by Jazeel J

• www.Studystuff.com

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