What do Terminator, RoboCop, Darth Vader and Iron Man have in common? They are all cyborgs. People made faster and stronger with machine parts.
And those who think they only appear in science fiction films are wrong. Herman van der Kooij, a biomechatronic engineer at the University of Twente, actually makes these kinds of mechanical parts for humans.
'Universiteit van Nederland' tested it out. Central question: can we turn ourselves into superhumans with machine parts? After all, that scenario is closer than you think. Engineering philosopher Jan Peter Bergen answered the question of whether converting people into cyborgs is a good idea. His answer might just surprise you....
