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The only cyborg I've seen get it right is Inspector Gadget.

Because I can probably name ten people right now who would go for the "motorized screwdriver in the finger" surgery, yet it so rarely shows up in fiction.

But that's the transhumanist future I'm waiting for

tursilion ,
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@foone You can include me. If I ever lose a hand Inspector Gadget has inspired the replacement I'll build ;)

CiscoJunkie ,
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@foone Inspector Gadget sets realistic expectations for cyborg body image.

sortius ,
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@foone poor Kryten is sitting in the corner, wondering when someone will notice him

SvenGeier ,
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bgolus ,
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@foone The cyborg future hollywood thinks we want vs the cyborg future we want.

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maxthyme ,
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@foone that is something I loved about shadowrun, all the weird little gadgets you could get besides arm-cannon a, b, or c

Penguinflight ,
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@foone Nah, I'm waiting for the nanotech adaptability of everything.

arod ,
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@foone he also had a great theme song. That's what matters most for my cyborg future tbh

A_C_McGregor ,
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@foone ever read Sen Diaz "Dresden Codak"?

https://dresdencodak.com/

Beckydog ,
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@foone @astraluma

Would you have different sizes on each finger? Maybe Phillips and straight on different hands?

What about hex/multipoint/security?

If only one finger, where would the extra tips be stored?

Also also?? How would you power the motor? Some form of NA+/K cellular sink? Into a storage medium?

Klassika ,
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@foone
The most attainable body modification in this vein is to install a small magnet in the fingertip - at least one can pick up screws with one finger.

puck ,
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@Klassika @foone I know someone who has one. Neat party tricks, but he has to be careful around magnets.

foone OP ,
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@puck @Klassika and speaking as a professional floppy disk, that's not a risk I could afford to take

mark ,
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@foone NGL, I was a lot more excited about the motorized screwdriver in the finger until I got into robotics enough to learn (a) how hot electric drills get and (b) how often those bits break. 😉

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