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Human-robotic hybrids will achieve a biological Singularity by integrating human and machine physiology. Ventricular assist devices (VADs) offer a current model for studying this enhanced human-robotic physiology.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Modern human-robotic interactions exceed early predictions.
  • The future involves human-robotic machine hybrids enhancing human physiology.
  • This integration is termed a biological Singularity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue that current biological technologies are insufficient for the biological Singularity.
  • To propose the necessity of integrated human-robotic physiology for achieving the Singularity.
  • To identify a working model for studying human-robotic hybrid physiology.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual argument and model proposal.
  • Literature review on human-robotic interaction and biological augmentation.
  • Identification of ventricular assist devices (VADs) as a potential model.

Main Results:

  • Current biological technologies cannot achieve the predicted biological Singularity alone.
  • Human-robotic physiological integration is essential for the Singularity.
  • Ventricular assist devices (VADs) represent a viable model for studying this integration.

Conclusions:

  • The biological Singularity requires integrated human-robotic physiology.
  • Ventricular assist devices (VADs) provide a practical framework for researching "IshBot" – a human-robotic hybrid model.
  • Further study of VADs can advance the creation and optimization of human-robotic physiology.