We've seen a number of ways in which designers and scientists have attempted to enhance Mother Nature and make the human body even better. From fashionable prosthetics to cyborg contact lenses, the slideshow below features some of the most incredible examples of this phenomenon.
Check out these innovations and more below.
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26 Cyborg & Prosthetic Innovations
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Fashionable Prosthetics
Una Burke's Constricted Creations Are Inspired by Medical Braces
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Becoming Cyborg
Samppa von Cyborg Aims to be World's Most Extreme Freak (UPDATE)
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Robot A-List Actresses
Photoshopped Celebrity Cyborgs
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Incredible CGI Cyborgs
“Terminator Salvation” Design Art Released
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Emotion Audio-Prosthesis from Panasonic
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Real Life Cyborgs
Pierced Metal Mohawks On the Head Of The Flesh Stappling Inventor
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Cyborg Accessories for Men
Metal Couture by Manuel Albarran
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Wearable Transportation
‘The Chariot' Makes You Look Like a Cyborg
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Humanimal Masks
NorthFur FX Animal Nose Prosthetics
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High-Tech Prosthetics
Colin Matso's Design for Nike Enables the Disabled
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Prosthetic Arms for Wounded Soldiers
Dean Kamen's Luke Arm Demo
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Cyborg Chic
Dazed Digital Shows Outrageous Plastic Masks For ‘Man Machine' Edition
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Prosthetic Arm Fashion
Huseklepp 'Immaculate' Design Makes Prosthetics Functionally Hip
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DARPA-Inspired Cyborg Bugs
Dean Christ's Controversial Collection Casts Eye On Warfare
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Cyborg Photography
Is The EyeCamera 4.1 With Wink and Shoot A Hoax?
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Prosthetics for the Poor
JaipurKnee Project's $20 Artificial Knees to Developing World
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Cyborg Contact Lenses
Control Your Mouse with Your Eye Movements
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USB Replacement Fingers
Finnish Techie Has Handy Device Embedded In Prosthetic
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Bionic Animal Innovation
Hi-Tech Surgery Provides Prosthetic Paw to Footless Pooch
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Prosthetic Lungs
Respiratory Aids to Wear Around Your Waist
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Cyborg Prosthetics for Humans
The Eye-Mounted Webcam
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Cyborg Athletes for Cell Phones
Beckham Goes 'Terminator' for the Motorola AURA
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Cyborg Firefighter Armor
'PyroPack' Makes Firemen Look Like "RoboCop"
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Camera Implants For Insects
Cyborg Spy Flies
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Cyborg Cover Shots
Chris Milk Shoots Kanye West Into the Future for Complex
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Geeky Computer Gadgets
The Cyborg Gaming Keyboard
Related Ideas
Themed Robot Sex
Terminator Kamasutra
Eccentric Eyewear
Bringing Sight Through Piercings with Pierced Glasses
Kodak Uses Assvertising
When Film Dies, So Do Your Ad Standards
Freaky Subdermal Implants
Body Mods That Literally Get Under Your Skin
Terminator Robot Porn
More Photo Madness
Fashionable Prosthetics
Una Burke's Constricted Creations Are Inspired by Medical Braces
Digital Dress Up
Celebrity Photoshopping Contest
Pierced Watch
Does Your Wrist Hurt Yet?
Animal Masks
Putting the Fun in Sterile Masks
36 Cyberpunk Innovations
From Steampunk Cell Phones to Cyborg Fashion
Bionic Dogs
Maltese Puppy With Front Wheels, Not Paws
Hi-Tech Fashion Has Lungs
Smoking Jacket
Reverse Photoshopping
Celebrities as Zombies
29 Bizarre Eyenovations
From Eyeball Marketing to Catherine Zeta-Jones' Cleopatra Makeup
Painful Piercings
Mr. Tetanus' Extreme Achilles Heel Body Modification
A-List Monsters
Photoshopped Celebrity Ghouls
Fashionable Body Braces
ProAsthetics Support
18 Kanye West Branding Lessons
From ‘American Idol' Appearances to Insane Music Videos
Futuristic Body Mods
Sci-Fi Suspension Play & Transplanted Body Parts
Pierced Hands
Body Modifications That Feel Great
Futuristic Superhero Style
Isabeli Fontana Fights Crime for L'Officiel Brazil
Body Mod Records
Jeremy Stroud Gets 1,197 Piercings in One Day
Cyberpunk Risque Editorials
Naomi Campbell is a Futuristic Lady
I-Glasses 3D Head Mounted Displays
Skateboard-Segway Hybrid
iSlide Motorized Skateboard
Cell Phones With 5 Touchscreens
The Packet
Reptilian Body Mods
The Lizardman Has Made a Career Out of His Unusual Look
Free Transsexual Surgeries
Prosthetic Penis Promotion in Sweden
Sinister Super Villains
Photoshopping Celebrities' Dark Sides
Real Life Cyborgs
Pierced Metal Mohawks On the Head Of The Flesh Stappling Inventor
Cyborg Accessories for Men
Metal Couture by Manuel Albarran
Cyberpunk Humans
‘Iron Man' Photography Showcases Tyler Riggs
Super Luxury Transport
Ferrari Segway PT i2
Digital Photo Locket + Camera = The Kodak 1881
Tango Electric Unicycle
High School Students Invent 40mph Segway For Cool People
Terminator 4
Arnold Schwarzenegger Could Be Back
Glass Mobile Phones
‘Glassy Glassy' by Mac Funamizu
31 Eye Opening Innovations for the Blind
Personalized Masks to Avoid Annoying People
Decoy Face
Lungs Made of Cigarettes
"Stop Consuming Your Body" Anti-Smoking Campaign
Mohawked Marketers
"Tradigital" At Grey New York
PowerBreathe Lung Exerciser
Cyberpunk Red Carpet Fashion
Beyonce Rocks Gareth Pugh
Prosthetic Arms for Wounded Soldiers
Dean Kamen's Luke Arm Demo
Personal Transportation Robots
The Toyota Winglet
Pimped Scooters
Monster Segways Sports Giant Tires
Soccer Players as Boxers
David Beckham's 2009 Calendar
Realistic Temporary Tattoos
Painless Body Modification
Cyborg Chic
Dazed Digital Shows Outrageous Plastic Masks For ‘Man Machine' Edition
Self-Balancing Unicycles
Budget-Friendly Segway Alternatives
Prosthetic Arm Fashion
Huseklepp 'Immaculate' Design Makes Prosthetics Functionally Hip
Robotic Legs
Honda's Walking Assist Device
Anti-Smoking Gimmicks
Coughing Lung Ashtray
Camera for the Blind
Touch Sight
27 Inch Mohawks
Eric Hahn's Record-Breaking Hair
Dual Screen, No Frills Cell Phones
Need by Tamer Koseli
Lifelike Bionic Hand
The Touch Bionics i-LIMB
Touchscreen Heart-Lung Machines
The Maquet Cardiohelp
Perfume Phones
The Samsung Lavender Mobile
100,000 Men on Segways
Security Guards at China Olympics
Cyberpunk Christmas Tree Fashion
Gareth Pugh for Topshop
Mechanical Bugs
Art by Mike Libby
Protective Smart Suit
I-Garment for Firefighters and Rescuers
Suspended Self-Portraits
Obscure Specializes in Body Mod Photography
Emotion-Sensitive Cell Phones
TouchMan Shares Your Feelings Visually
Segway-Style Standup Transit
The Toyota Winglet
Lung Ashtray
Gives Thought
Animated Movie Posters
'Terminator 4: Salvation' Ad Moves
Prosthetics for the Poor
JaipurKnee Project's $20 Artificial Knees to Developing World
Quirky USB Drives
Sperm-Shaped Storage
USB Replacement Fingers
Finnish Techie Has Handy Device Embedded In Prosthetic
Bionic Animal Innovation
Hi-Tech Surgery Provides Prosthetic Paw to Footless Pooch
Robotic Dental Patient
Japanese Simroid Responds to Pain
Vapor Compression Distiller
Dean Kamen Tackles Global Water Availability
Prosthetic Lungs
Respiratory Aids to Wear Around Your Waist
Cyborg Prosthetics for Humans
The Eye-Mounted Webcam
Cyborg Athletes for Cell Phones
Beckham Goes 'Terminator' for the Motorola AURA
Molecular Nanobots
Two Legged DNA Walker Robots Are Incredible
Recycled Medical Supply Fashion
'Medic Esthetic' Shoes
Terminator Tiles
'Found Space' Sculptural Ceramics Give Bizarre 3D Element to Walls
Edible RFIDs
Kodak Gelatin Tags
Amazonian Warrior Covers
"Elevation" by Dazed Digital Magazine
Camera Implants For Insects
Cyborg Spy Flies
Kodak's Photo Ink That'll Last 100 Years
Howard
Hand-Wrist Assisting Robotic Device
Fluorescent Pebbles
The Life Pebble Innovation for Firefighters
Cyborg Cover Shots
Chris Milk Shoots Kanye West Into the Future for Complex
Unmanned Personal Rickshaws
Leg-Controlled Transportation for Seniors
Bazooka Firehoses
Nozzle Doesn't Reach? Shoot It With The Jet Spray Firefighter Gun
Microcontrolled Insects
Remote Controlled Beatles Are Part Living, Part Robot.
Retro Desktop Appliances
Miniature USB Fan Channels Old-School Coolers
Condoms For USBs
Electronic Rubber To Keep Viruses From Screwing Your PC
WiFi OLED Photos
Kodak Image Science Frames
Using Eyes As Hands
Man Can Paint and Play Piano With His Eyeballs
Spiderman Robots
Tmsuk T-34 Robot Shoots Nets and Makes You Its Prey