Bionic (disambiguation)

Bionics is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology.

Bionic(s) may also refer to:

Technology

Implants and prosthetic devices

  • Bionic contact lens, being developed to provide a virtual display
  • Visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, an experimental device intended to restore functional vision
  • Cochlear implant, often referred to as a bionic ear, provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing

Other technology

  • Bionic (software), a standard C library developed for the Android embedded system
  • Motorola Droid Bionic, a cell phone running the Android operating system
  • Mercedes-Benz Bionic, a concept car first introduced in 2005

Film & television

A fictionalized cybernetic augmentation science called "bionics" was a key plot point in a television franchise based on the 1972 novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin:

Music

Design and architecture

gollark: Fascinating.
gollark: It's very old.
gollark: `CPU: Intel Xeon E31240 (8) @ 3.700GHz`
gollark: So I suppose it's inconclusive.
gollark: Is this thing even working? Um.

See also

All pages with titles containing Bionic or Bionics

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