Scientists announced the invention of the first functional electronic skin yesterday, a malleable field of pressure sensitive circuits thin enough to "wrap around irregular surfaces". It seems like an announcement like this comes almost every few days. So, can we make a whole person yet?

I mean, we have everything from brain-controlled robot arms to bionic eye implants to robot hearts, stinky cyber armpits to a robot jellyfish. And then of course, there's this guy. Way back in 2005 scientists were claiming it'd be possible to download your brain onto a computer by 2050, and it looks like the opposite, uploading information directly to that gooey mass of tapioca in your head, is just about there. (As long as the robot doing the surgery doesn't get tense and have a swordfight in your cranium.)

We may be a ways away from I, Robot or the Six Million Dollar Man (willing to bet inflation's going to have an effect on that one), but as I procrastinate heading to the gym, it's nice to think about simply strapping on the ol' exoskeleton instead, just like having a cup o' Joe in the morning.

Oh, yeah, and we can't leave her out.

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