- La-la-la-la-la. Oh, hey, how are you? Don't mind me, just pulling
a Jaime Lannister over here. Just kidding, it's actually
the Infinity Gauntlet. I'm from the future! Science-fiction often presents
us with an exaggerated idea of the future of humanity
fused with technology. Mechanical bodies, bionic
eyes, and interchangeable limbs are all things that sounds
really cool and futuristic, except that it's not science-fiction,
nor is it the future. These things are available right now! Here are 10 new technologies
that will make you a cyborg. Number 10 is a finger flashdrive. Fingers are what make mankind superior or, at the very least, advanced
over the animal kingdom and allow us to do all kinds
of things, like use tools. Well, Finnish computer
programmer Jerry Jalava took that to a whole 'nother level when he installed a
two-gigabyte USB flash drive into one of his fingers. "Hey lady, don't mind me, "just downloading your info." (laughing) The cyber-fingered man from Finland didn't remove the ring
finger on his left hand to accomplish this goal. Instead, he actually lost
it in a motorcycle accident when he crashed into a deer. The doctors joked that since
he was a computer nerd, he might as well replace his
finger with a finger drive, but Jalava took them up on that. His fake finger looks like a real finger, but it's detachable so he can
insert it into a computer. Now, that's all well and good, but I'm sure you're
thinking the same as me, why would you insert
a two-gig flash drive? That is a very small amount. You can get like a terabyte
on that bi-atch now. Think ahead, brah, think ahead. Number nine are smart prosthetic limbs. You can do almost anything
with a smartphone nowadays, from order dinner to meet
the love of your life and take super-flattering
selfies with digital cat ears. But did you know that you can
also control prosthetic limbs? Touch Bionics has created an i-limb that's like Luke Skywalker's
hand in Star Wars, with five individually powered fingers and a rotating thumb and wrist. It is the most dexterous
prosthetic hand to ever be created, with 24 different grips
that the wearer can select with the app on their phone. Hey, nice to meet you. Just one second, I gotta
control it to shake your hand. Just give me a second. But it's not just your phone; the i-limb can also be
controlled with muscle signals using electrodes in the wrist that communicate with
the device's computer to perform preset movements. Right now, the i-limb
has an aluminum chassis, but they're developing artificial skin for those who basically
don't wanna be confused with the Terminator. "Hey, Matt, nice to meet you." Yeah, nice to meet you. You want to shake my hand? I'm a computer. (laughing) Number eight is a 3D-printed heart. Organ transplants and the
long list of sick people that are waiting for donors to die so that they can live might
become a thing of the past if 3D printing technology continues to grow at the current rate. Nicholas Cohrs, a doctor student at Swiss science university ETH Zurich, created the first 3D-printed heart with a complex inner structure
using soft flexible material. The biggest problem with artificial hearts on the market today is that the hard metal and plastic mechanics
do not integrate well into human tissue, causing
infection and damaging the blood due to the unnatural rhythm. His model is far simpler,
being a single functioning unit that fills and deflates to
create a pumping action, much like a real heart. Now, while it is still in beta, it does show proof of
concept that 3D organs could work much better in the near future. Again, keep in mind, this
is not some video game, it's a heart. And you don't wanna put
a heart that's in beta, 'cause if that glitches, you're
gonna be like, (groaning). Number seven are auditory
brainstem implants. If you asked grade-schooler
Caiden Moran in 2014, "Can you hear me," he definitely couldn't because, unfortunately, he was
born deaf without cochleas, so the standard cochlear
implant wouldn't work. However, young Caiden was
part of an experimental study at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles to test auditory brainstem
implants, or ABI, that is connected to a microphone and transmitter on his head. Electrical signals are
broadcast into the brain implant that stimulate the auditory neurons, the hearing center of the brain, by bypassing the inner ear entirely. According to lead pediatric
neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Krieger, the procedure is best
suited to young children whose brains can grow and
develop around the implant. And amazingly, Caiden
can now hear his family for the first time, although technically
his supersonic hearing is still in beta. What an incredible gift! However, he has supersonic hearing? What does that mean? Can he hear through walls and stuff? 'Cause that would basically
make him a superhero. Number six are interchangeable limbs. Wouldn't it be great if you could switch out
limbs for various occasions? You know, like small legs
for airplane rides in coach and long legs for Beyonce concerts? Well, biophysicist and
engineer at MIT Hugh Herr is way ahead of you because,
after losing his legs below the knee to frostbite in
a mountain-climbing accident, he created his own line of
specialized prosthetic legs for different activities, like running, swimming, and ice-climbing. Herr has developed a number of patents, but it's his bionic ankle, the BiOM, that is truly incredible. It uses sensors and computers,
as well as a battery, to allow amputees to
walk with full control and without losing any energy. He claims that the BiOM
will soon be merged with the human body and, by
the end of the 21st century, physical disabilities will
be a thing of the past. I've never thought of
having bionic ankles, but, hey, start small
and move all the way up. The future's now. Number five is an artificial pancreas. Diabetes is one of the leading killers of people in the First World. And as diets become uniformly
bad with globalization, it's also starting to kill many people in the Third World as well. The disease is a result of
a malfunctioning pancreas that's supposed to regulate
the insulin levels in the body and lowers glucose levels so
that we don't get hypoglycemia. But thanks to modern medicine, we now have the artificial pancreas, sometimes called the bionic pancreas, that can be implanted into the body to regulate insulin levels so
that patients don't have to. The way they work is that they react to a diabetic's current glucose
levels and, if necessary, pause insulin delivery once
a safe level is achieved. These artificial pancreases
are already saving lives and allowing diabetics to
eat, well, whatever they want. Just one more excuse
to eat chocolate cake, which is something I don't need. Number four is the super carbon arm. Metal Gear Solid gamers, rejoice, because Snake's prosthetic
arm sort of already exists on a 20-something Londoner. James Young lost an arm and a leg in a train accident in 2012. During his rehab, the
avid gamer taught himself to use the controller with
his one hand, chin, and teeth. This is why he was chosen
by prosthetic sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata
as the lucky recipient of a bespoke 60,000-pound
carbon fiber limb. It's precisely controlled by
tiny movements on his back. He debuted his arm at
the 2016 BodyHacking Con, revealing its capabilities
that include a flashlight, laser, LED lights
synchronized to his heartbeat, and a USB port to charge his phone. By the way, it also has
an integrated screen to check his Instagram
likes, because why not? Number three is a bionic eye. Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence
is known as the Eyeborg because of his prosthetic eye with a wireless video
camera embedded in it. Spence lost his eye in a
shooting accident as a kid. And rather than have an empty eye socket, he installed a synthetic
eyeball with a camera, creating the closest thing
to literal POV filmmaking. "Hey, how are you? "Yeah, no, I'm just
recording this right now. "Don't mind me." Now, the eye is not attached
to his brain just yet, but it does record what he sees and then transmits it to
storage offsite from his body. The Eyeborg Project is a
collaboration between Spence, ocularist Phil Bowen, who designed it, engineer Kosta Grammatis,
who designed the camera, and electrical engineer Martin Ling, who got it all working in a tiny space. They now have a real-looking eyeball that has all kinds of uses. You know what I'm saying? 'Cause you can see everything. Real-life vlogging. Real-life vlogging is
what I was thinking of. What were you thinking? - Number two is a bionic penis. Ah, come on, you kinda wondered if this was gonna be on the list. Science-fiction meets adult
films meets philanthropy in this cyborg tale about
Scotsman Mohammed Abad, who is the world's first
bionic penis receiver. He lost his original
manhood as a young boy after a car accident
that left him memberless until 2016 at the age of 44. A team of British doctors
created a bionic penis using nerves and skin that
was grafted from his arm. And after 121 surgeries in
four years that cost £70,000, they managed to fully
attach the prosthetic. Since the implant,
countless female strangers have contacted him, eager
to try out the robo-goods. "Hey, how are you? "Listen, is this Robo-Penis Man? "Okay, great. "Listen, you don't know me, "but I have something to ask you." And number one is a bionic body. If having a 3D-printed organ, bionic limb, or robo-genitals isn't
cyborg enough for you, then here comes the bionic man that could offer a full
conversion from human to machine. While not technically human, he was born in 2013 to British
robotics engineer Rich Walker and Matthew Godden of
Shadow Robot Company, who cobbled him together
with the greatest hits from labs across the world. The bionic man cost $1 million to build and simulates two-thirds of
basic human organ functions, except the liver, stomach, and intestines that are still in development. And the craziest thing is
that scientists believe that we aren't that far away from being able to transfer
your entire consciousness into a robot such as this. In other words, you guessed it, this would make you immortal. (laughing) It's kinda cool. So, that was 10 new technologies that will make you a cyborg. But if you guys enjoyed this, remember to give it a big thumbs-up. Also, be sure to subscribe
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