DOD Says CYBORG Warriors Could be Deployed by 2050

Submitted by tatwood on Sun, 12/22/2019 - 18:03

The study, “Cyborg Soldier 2050: Human/Machine Fusion and the Implications for the Future of the DOD”, entailed a year-long assessment.  Written by a study group from the DoD Biotechnologies for Health and Human Performance Council, the study identified four capabilities as technically feasible by 2050:

• ocular enhancements to imaging, sight and situational awareness;
• restoration and programmed muscular control through an optogenetic bodysuit sensor web;
• auditory enhancement for communication and protection; and
• direct neural enhancement of the human brain for two-way data transfer.

Direct neural enhancements were pinpointed as a key technology in the projected suite of capabilities.

Thanks to CDR David Place (USN/Ret), davidplace47[at]gmail[dot]com, and Robin E. Alexander, President ATC, alexander technical[at]gmail[dot]com, for their assistance with this report.

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This update was sourced from USN Edition # 19 – 37, 19 December 2019.