CONTENTS Page 4 What Is Bionics Page 6 Bionics The Fantasy Page 8 Bionic Limbs Movement and Feeling Page 10 Mind-Controlled Bionic Limbs Page 14 Touching Bionics Page 18 Bionic Skin Page 20 Bionic Senses Page 24 The Human and the Machine Page 26 Bionic Brains Page 28 Bionics The Future Page 30 Due for an Upgrade Page 31 Glossary Page 32 Index Words that appear like this can be found in the glossary on page 31
WHAT IS BIONICS Bionics is the science of making technology that acts like real body parts The word bionics is a combination of biology and electronics An electronic arm that acts like a human arm is a bionic arm Bionics is all about technology that can make our bodies faster stronger and smarter It might sound like a science of the future but in reality bionic technology has been around for ages Hearing aids are an example of bionic technology for your ears that can help you hear better Ever since the science of bionics really started taking off scientists and engineers have been working hard to make better more advanced bionic body parts In fact the future of bionics now lies in something very exciting indeed bionic limbs
What Are Bionic Limbs Your limbs are your arms legs hands and feet Bionic limbs are mechanical versions of these Bionic limbs can be used to help people who were born without one or more of their limbs or have had them amputated Prosthetics Prosthetic limbs are human-made or artificial replacements of missing body parts People who have had limbs amputated often use prosthetics When you think of missing limbs you might imagine peg-legged pirates with hooks for hands This is because wooden legs and metal hooks were types of early prosthetics Luckily prosthetic limbs have come a long way since then Bionic limbs are the latest type of prosthetic technology
