I'M ABOUT TO FUSE TOGETHER FLESH AND BLOOD
WITH MACHINES AND COMPUTERS.
PREPARE FOR A WHITE-KNUCKLED RIDE
AS I BUILD THE ULTIMATE CYBORG ARMY.
ON THIS MISSION,
I'M BACK IN UNIFORM FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE I WAS IN THE ARMY IN 1968,
AND I DISCOVER THE SECRET TO LIMITLESS ENERGY.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT!
LET ME TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY
TO THE SINISTER SIDE OF SCIENCE FICTION.
[ SCREAMING ]
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
I'M DR. MICHIO KAKU.
I'M A THEORETICAL PHYSICIST AND A SCIENCE-FICTION FAN.
JOIN ME AS I SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE SCI-FI SCIENCE.
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FROM THE BORG TO "ROBOCOP,"
SCIENCE FICTION IS FULL OF MAN-MACHINES.
WITH THEIR CYBERNETIC ENERGY AND THEIR SUPER VISION,
THEY'RE MORE THAN A MATCH FOR ANY ADVERSARY.
SCI-FI FANTASY? I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK WE'RE CLOSER TO A CYBORG ARMY THAN YOU REALIZE.
[ CHEERING ]
IT'S GREAT NEWS FOR SCI-FI FANS.
SO, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION --
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CYBORG CHARACTER FROM SCIENCE FICTION?
TERMINATOR.
TERMINATOR!
BORG.
BORG!
ROBOCOP!
NO ONE FOR SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN?
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE FANS MIGHT NOT AGREE ON THEIR FAVORITE CYBORG,
BUT THEY'RE ALL SURE
OF WHAT A MAN-MACHINE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEM.
MM-HMM.
ENHANCED EVERYTHING.
SUCH AS?
UH, LIKE, SUPER SIGHT, SPEED, STRENGTH.
HIVE MIND.
A HIVE MIND.
YOU'VE BEEN ASSIMILATED, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
CYBORGS ARE THE PERFECT FUSION OF MAN AND MACHINE.
MY DESIGN WILL DO BATTLE WITH EVIL CYBORGS AND ALIENS.
TO ACCOMPLISH MY GOAL,
FIRST I HAVE TO UPGRADE THE HUMAN BODY
TO CREATE AN INVINCIBLE ARMY OF WARRIORS.
SECOND, CONNECT THEM TO A HIVE MIND
SO THEY CAN COORDINATE A COMMON STRATEGY AGAINST AN ADVERSARY.
THIRD, SUPPLY THEM WITH VAST AMOUNTS OF ENERGY
TO POWER THEM WHEREVER THEY GO.
FIRST UP --
MY WARRIORS NEED ENHANCED GRIP, GRAB, AND GRASP.
I WANT THEM TO PACK A PUNCH
AND CONTROL AN ARSENAL OF WEAPONS.
ANY SELF-RESPECTING CYBORG
HAS AT LEAST ONE ARM ATTACHED TO A PROSTHETIC DEVICE.
MY GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ADVANCED ELECTROMECHANICAL MACHINE --
FULL OF MICROCHIPS, SENSORS, AND TINY MOTORS
WHICH WILL GIVE A CYBORG SUPERIOR STRENGTH
AND MANUAL DEXTERITY FAR BEYOND THAT OF ANY HUMAN.
MY FIRST BIG CHALLENGE IS TO WORK OUT HOW THE BRAIN
COULD CONTROL ALL THIS COMPLEX MACHINERY.
THIS IS ETHAN PAYTON, A MODERN-DAY WARRIOR.
ETHAN WAS A SERGEANT IN THE U.S. ARMY.
ROBBED OF HIS LEFT FOREARM IN BATTLE,
HE'S THE FIRST PERSON IN THE U.S.
TO TEST OUT THIS PROTOTYPE.
IT'S TRULY CUTTING-EDGE.
HIS BRAIN IS SENDING SIGNALS DIRECTLY TO SOMETHING
THAT IS NOT PART OF HIS BODY.
ETHAN'S THOUGHTS ALONE
ARE CONTROLLING A HIGHLY COMPLEX PIECE OF MACHINERY.
INSIDE THE HAND ITSELF,
THERE ARE OVER 700 DIFFERENT PIECES AND PARTS.
THE MUSCLES THAT CONTROL ETHAN'S BIOLOGICAL ARM
ARE STILL WORKING.
UNDERNEATH THIS PLASTIC PART,
THERE'S AN ELECTRODE THAT RESTS ON TO THE SKIN,
AND IT READS THE SIGNAL COMING OFF OF THE MUSCLE.
FROM THERE,
IT'S ON TO A MICROPROCESSOR WHICH MOVES HIS ARM.
THE HAND IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX MECHANISMS
IN OUR BODIES.
ETHAN'S BRAIN IS NOW WIRED
INTO AN INTRICATE, MECHANICAL VERSION.
THERE'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF 2,000 TO 2,500 DIFFERENT PIECES AND PARTS.
IT'S AN AMAZING INVENTION,
BUT MY CYBORGS WILL HAVE MORE THAN JUST MANUAL DEXTERITY.
THEY'LL NEED TO CONTROL PHASERS,
ROCKET LAUNCHERS, AND PLASMA-CUTTERS.
I THINK I'M ONTO SOMETHING HERE.
I CAN IMAGINE ONE DAY
THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE BETTER THAN THE ARMS WE ARE BORN WITH.
I GET SHUDDERS THINKING THAT IF THINGS HAD TURNED OUT
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY,
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME WITH THE BIONIC ARM.
YOU SEE, BACK IN THE LATE 1960s,
I WAS A YOUNG G.I. IN THE UNITED STATES INFANTRY.
I STILL REMEMBER IT --
THOUSANDS WERE BEING WOUNDED ON THE BATTLEFIELD,
AND I COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEM.
BACK THEN, THEY SIMPLY GAVE YOU A WHEELCHAIR AND A WOODEN LEG.
TODAY, WE CAN GIVE THEM THE PROMISE OF BIONIC LIMBS.
THAT'S HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN 40 YEARS.
JUST IMAGINE WHERE WE'LL BE IN 100.
WE'VE SEEN IT'S ALREADY POSSIBLE
TO SEND SIGNALS TO ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
IT'S PROOF OF PRINCIPAL.
I BELIEVE THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ADVANCE TO THE POINT
WHERE CYBORG SOLDIERS WILL NOT ONLY HAVE SUPER-STRONG ARMS,
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE POWERFUL TOOLS AND WEAPONS
INTO THEIR PROSTHETICS.
TALK ABOUT QUICK-DRAW.
WITH GUNS LITERALLY MELDED TO THEIR NERVE-ENDINGS,
THEY'LL ALWAYS BE ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE ENEMY.
BRUTE FORCE ALONE WON'T MAKE CYBORGS INVINCIBLE.
FOR THAT, THEY NEED A COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
COMING UP...
TRAVEL TEAM, MOVING ON THE ASSAULT.
...I TRY OUT THE LATEST
IN BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS...
WOW!
...AND TEST GROUND-BREAKING TECHNOLOGY
THAT COULD PLUG MY CYBORGS INTO A GALACTIC POWERGRID.
THIS COULD BE BIG -- REAL BIG.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE CYBORG --
THE MOST SINISTER AND FRIGHTENING CREATION
IN ALL OF SCIENCE FICTION,
A NIGHTMARISH SYNTHESIS OF MAN AND MACHINE,
WHICH HAS SCARED THE COLLECTIVE PANTS OFF AUDIENCES
FOR HALF A CENTURY.
I WANT TO BUILD A CYBORG
THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM,
TO BATTLE EVIL CYBORGS AND ALIENS.
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ABILITY OF SCI-FI CYBORGS
IS THAT THEY CAN ACT IN UNISON.
THEIR BRAINS ARE LINKED TOGETHER.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN IN A TIME WARP.
THE LAST TIME I WORE ARMY FATIGUES LIKE THIS
WAS BACK IN 1968.
YOU SEE, THIS IS FORT BENNING, GEORGIA,
THE LARGEST INFANTRY CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES,
WHERE I DID MY BASIC TRAINING.
BUT I HAVEN'T COME HERE JUST TO DO DRILL.
I'M LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION
FOR HOW TO BUILD A COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
SO I'M CHECKING OUT THE LATEST IN COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.
IT'S CALLED "LAND WARRIOR."
Qualls: THIS WAS A SYSTEM THAT IS IN COMBAT RIGHT NOW.
WITH THIS COMES THE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY
WHICH WOULD ALLOW YOU TO VIEW
WHERE EVERYBODY IS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
AND WHAT WILL I SEE IN THE SCREEN?
YOUR ROUTES, YOUR OVERLAYS, MAPS,
PICTURES OF WANTED PERSONNEL.
THROUGH THIS EYEPIECE,
LAND WARRIOR ALLOWS SOLDIERS TO SEE
WHERE THEY AND THEIR BUDDIES ARE AT ANY ONE TIME.
IT MEANS THE SOLDIER IS NO LONGER ALONE.
HE'S LINKED UP.
BUT I WANT TO SEE HOW I CAN ADAPT THIS FOR MY DESIGN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO THE URBAN TRAINING CENTER --
A WHOLE VILLAGE CREATED TO PREPARE SOLDIERS FOR COMBAT.
SO, WHEN I WAS HERE, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
SOMEBODY WOULD DROP BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.
HOPEFULLY, NONE OF US DO THAT TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND HERE'S OUR MISSION --
WE THINK THERE ARE HOSTILE FORCES
IN THE BUILDINGS UP AHEAD.
TO FIND OUT FOR SURE,
WE'RE GONNA SEND OUT TWO RECONNAISSANCE SQUADS.
SO, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW IS WE'RE GONNA MOVE OUT,
AND WE'RE GONNA ASSAULT AND SECURE
THESE TWO BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
OKAY, SIR, AS YOU LOOK ON YOUR DISPLAY THERE,
THE CHEVRON SHAPE -- THAT'S GONNA BE YOU.
AND IF YOU'LL LOOK ON TO THE LEFT,
THERE'S A ROUND CIRCLE, BLUE ICON WITH AN ARROW --
THAT'S GONNA BE ME.
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE ME AS I MOVE INTO POSITION.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
THE COMPUTER AND GPS IN THE SERGEANT'S BACKPACK
SYNC UP WITH SATELLITES TO SHOW EVERYONE HIS POSITION.
SO, I CAN SEE THE WHOLE BATTLEFIELD LAID OUT.
THERE HE GOES. YOU CAN SEE HIM MOVING.
THE BLUE CIRCLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE BUILDING.
HE LAYS DOWN MARKERS USING HIS BELT-MOUNTED MOUSE.
THE RED CROSS --
THE GREEN DOT REPRESENTS ENEMY ACTIVITY.
HE CAN INDICATE BUILDINGS HE'S MADE SAFE
AND THE POSITIONS OF ENEMY FORCES.
DELTA TEAM, THIS IS ALPHA TEAM. BUILDING'S SECURE.
THE TECHNOLOGY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
ONCE, A SOLDIER WAS ALONE ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
NOW HE'S PART OF A NETWORK.
IT'S NOT COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS,
BUT IT'S A GREAT START.
I CAN IMAGINE THAT THIS EYEPIECE
WILL BE PLACED AS A CONTACT LENS INSIDE THE EYE,
AND YOU'LL TELEPATHICALLY CONTROL THE MOUSE.
50 YEARS FROM NOW,
I BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT THOUGHTS.
MY CYBORGS WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS
TO THEIR FELLOW WARRIORS' BRAINS,
AND THEY'LL SHARE A COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
I'LL ALSO INTEGRATE X-RAY VISION,
THERMAL VISION,
AND SUPER-SIGHT TECHNOLOGY INTO MY CYBORG'S EYES.
THAT WAY,
THEIR INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING CAPABILITIES
WILL BE SECOND TO NONE.
BUT ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY
IS GONNA REQUIRE VAST AMOUNTS OF ENERGY.
NANOBATTERIES ARE GETTING MORE POWERFUL,
LASTING LONGER, AND CHARGING FASTER --
BUT THEY NEED TO BE CHANGED.
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
I'LL NEED SOMETHING SO ADVANCED,
IT'LL BE STRAIGHT OUT OF SCIENCE FICTION.
THESE CYBORGS ARE GONNA NEED A LOT OF ENERGY.
NOW, THE TYPE OF ENERGY THEY WOULD NEED?
POSSIBLY NUCLEAR BATTERIES.
IF YOU LOOK AT HUMANS, WE ARE BASICALLY BATTERIES.
WE POWER OURSELVES.
SO, IDEALLY, A CYBORG WOULD BE POWERED BIOLOGICALLY.
IF WE COULD SOMEHOW USE BIOELECTRIC POWER
TO CONSTANTLY RECHARGE A BATTERY --
MAYBE THAT COULD BE THE CASE.
CONTINUOUS POWER -- THAT'S THE KEY.
IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN JUST BATTERIES, THOUGH.
I NEED A WAY TO SUPPLY MY CYBORG ARMY
WITH A CONSTANT STREAM OF ENERGY,
BECAUSE AFTER ALL --
OF WHAT USE IS AN ARMY
IF YOU RUN OUT OF POWER ON THE BATTLEFIELD?
[ ELECTRICITY BUZZING ]
YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD,
I'VE BEEN FASCINATED BY BUILDING A CYBORG.
AND EVERY YEAR, WE GET CLOSER TO THAT GOAL.
BUT THERE'S STILL A PROBLEM, AND THAT IS -- ENERGY.
ALL THE SENSORS, MICROPROCESSORS, MOTORS,
AND LEVERS CONSUME VAST AMOUNTS OF POWER.
WHERE IS THAT ENERGY GONNA COME FROM?
THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS BATTERIES,
BUT BATTERIES -- HA! -- THEY'RE CLUMSY,
AND THEY'RE SHORT-LIVED.
WHO WANTS TO HAVE TO CHANGE BATTERIES
IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIRE-FIGHT?
WE NEED A BETTER SOLUTION.
NATURE ALREADY TRANSFERS ENERGY WIRELESSLY.
IT'S CALLED LIGHTNING.
I'M ON MY WAY TO VISIT KATIE HALL,
WHO HAS SET UP A DEMO FOR ME.
IF IT WORKS,
IT COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A COMPLETE REVOLUTION.
ELECTRIC ENERGY IS GONNA TRAVEL
FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP PLATE,
LIGHTING THESE LAMPS WITHOUT THE USE OF WIRES.
YOU'LL SEE THERE'S NOTHING
IN BETWEEN THE SOURCE AND THE DEVICE COIL,
WHICH IS UP HERE.
THERE'S NO CONNECTION, RIGHT?
THERE'S NOTHING IN BETWEEN. IT'S JUST FREE SPACE.
AND NOW, WHEN I TURN ON THE POWER SUPPLY...
[ CLICK, MACHINERY BEEPING ]
...YOU'LL SEE THAT I'M ABLE
TO TRANSFER THE POWER WIRELESSLY
BETWEEN THESE TWO COILS AND LIGHT THESE LIGHTS.
THIS IS REAL, MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME FOR KATIE.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT!
POWER -- POWER BEING BEAMED,
BEAMED FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP, RIGHT?
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE MAGIC,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A PHENOMENON
CALLED ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCE.
THE SOURCE COIL ON THE BOTTOM
IS CREATING A MAGNETIC FIELD AT A CERTAIN FREQUENCY,
AND THE TOP COIL IS ACTUALLY TUNED
TO THE EXACT SAME FREQUENCY.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
A FIELD OF ENERGY IS HELD
AROUND THE POWER COIL
BECAUSE IT'S TUNED TO THE SAME FREQUENCY.
THE PLATE IT'S POWERING COUPLES WITH THAT FIELD.
THEY VIBRATE IN SYNC.
ENERGY TRANSFERS FROM ONE COIL TO ANOTHER.
THIS IS GREAT TECHNOLOGY.
I CAN SEE HOW I COULD USE IT TO BEAM ENERGY TO MY CYBORGS
OUT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
A WIRELESS FUTURE, HUH?
RIGHT.
THIS COULD BE BIG -- REAL BIG.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
WHEN I FIRST HEARD THERE'S A GROUP
TRYING TO BEAM ENERGY ACROSS SPACE,
I SAID TO MYSELF, "GIVE ME A BREAK."
PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO DO THAT FOR 100 YEARS AND FAILED.
THERE'S A PROBLEM OF POWER LOSSES,
LOW EFFICIENCY, AND, OF COURSE, HEALTH EFFECTS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS GROUP MAY BE ONTO SOMETHING.
WITH LIMITLESS ENERGY BEAMED TO THEM FROM THEIR MOTHERSHIP,
MY CYBORGS WON'T NEED PIT-STOPS.
THAT'S A HUGE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE
IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE.
I'M REALLY GETTING SOMEWHERE WITH MY DESIGN,
BUT AS ANY "STAR TREK" FAN KNOWS,
CYBORGS HAVE A SECRET WEAPON.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
IN SCIENCE FICTION, TO CREATE A TRUE CYBORG,
YOU HAVE TO FUSE MIND WITH MACHINE,
FLESH WITH STEEL.
AND WHAT'S MORE, IN SCI-FI,
HUMANS ARE TURNED INTO CYBORGS IN AN INSTANT.
SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE?
WELL, IT'S NOT SUCH A FAR-OUT IDEA AS YOU MIGHT THINK.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
TO FIND OUT MORE, GO TO...
SO FAR, I'VE GIVEN MY CYBORG ARMY SUPER STRENGTH,
A HIVE MIND, AND WIRELESS ENERGY.
BUT THERE'S STILL ONE LAST ENGINEERING OBSTACLE
THAT I HAVE TO OVERCOME --
INSTANT ASSIMILATION.
MY CYBORG ARMY NEEDS TO TURN RAW HUMAN RECRUITS
INTO FEARSOME MAN-MACHINES IN SECONDS.
HERE'S THE PROBLEM -- HOW TO MERGE MIND WITH MACHINE.
ON ONE HAND, WE HAVE HARDWARE --
THE WORLD OF SILICONE AND STEEL, WIRE AND TRANSISTORS.
AND ON THE OTHER HAND, WETWARE --
THE WORLD OF NEURONS AND CELLS.
MERGING THE TWO SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE,
BUT I'M HERE TO SEE A MAN WHO MAY HAVE THE ANSWER.
THIS GUY ISN'T WORKING FOR THE BORG,
BUT HE MIGHT HOLD THE KEY TO FAST-TURN-AROUND ASSIMILATION.
WILLIAM SHIH MANIPULATES MOLECULES IN WAYS
THAT, ONE DAY, COULD RADICALLY ALTER THE HUMAN BODY.
THIS IS A MOLECULAR STRUCTURE MADE OUT OF DNA.
HOW BIG IS THIS THING RIGHT THERE?
THE DIMENSIONS ARE ONLY ABOUT ON THE ORDER
OF 1,000 TIMES SMALLER THAN THE WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR.
SO, THAT'S ABOUT -- OH, I DON'T KNOW --
ABOUT 1RIGHT?MS ACROSS,
RIGHT.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THESE IMAGES ARE MAGNIFIED A MILLION TIMES.
WILLIAM CAN MANIPULATE THE HUMAN BODY
AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL.
THIS OPENS UP ALL SORTS OF POSSIBILITIES.
AND WHAT CAN YOU DO AT THAT SCALE?
WE PROGRAM THE SHORT PIECES OF DNA
TO GRAB THE LONG PIECES OF DNA AT TWO POINTS
AND THEN PINCH THOSE TWO POINTS TOGETHER.
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE IS THIS?
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE JUST MAKING A BRICK --
A SQUARE-SHAPED BRICK.
WITH THIS BUILDING BLOCK,
YOU CAN, IN THEORY, CONSTRUCT ANYTHING.
YOU COULD BE LIKE A MECHANIC --
CREATE TOOLS, HAMMERS, SAWS, LEVERS,
AND GEARS OUT OF THAT, RIGHT?
EXACTLY. RIGHT.
WITH THEM,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE MICROSCOPIC MACHINES
THAT CAN ADAPT AND IMPROVE OUR BODIES.
I THINK THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR THESE KINDS OF METHODS
IS ENHANCING CAPABILITIES.
ANYTHING MIGHT BE POSSIBLE.
WHAT IF WE WANTED TO SEND PEOPLE OUT INTO OUTER SPACE
AND HAVE THEM SURVIVE MASSIVE DOSES OF RADIATION?
SO ONE CAN IMAGINE GENERATING LITTLE DEVICES
THAT ARE INSIDE OF THE CELL
THAT ARE VERY GOOD AT STITCHING THE DNA BACK TOGETHER
AFTER IT'S BEEN CUT APART.
WOW! THIS IS INCREDIBLE STUFF!
I MEAN, JUST THINK ABOUT IT --
MOLECULAR MACHINES THAT ALLOW YOU TO CUT, SPLICE,
JOIN OTHER MOLECULES.
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
AND THIS COULD BE JUST WHAT I NEED.
OF COURSE, IT COULDN'T TURN A HUMAN BEING
INTO A CYBORG IN A SECOND.
BUT THIS TECHNOLOGY DOES POINT THE WAY
TO HOW I COULD ONE DAY
FAST-TRACK MY PUNY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
INTO FORMIDABLE CYBORG WARRIORS.
WHEN I WAS A CHILD,
I STILL REMEMBER THAT ALL THE KIDS
WOULD SWIPE OUR MOTHERS' BED SHEETS,
PUT A BIG "S" ON IT,
WRAP IT AROUND OUR NECKS,
AND JUMP OFF TABLES THINKING WE WERE SUPERMAN.
WELL, IN THE FUTURE,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO BE FROM KRYPTON TO HAVE SUPER POWERS.
WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING CALLED BIOMECHANICS --
THE SCIENCE OF CYBORGS.
IT'S THE FINAL PART OF MY DESIGN.
BUT DON'T WORRY --
MY CYBORG SOLDIERS WILL RETAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE,
INITIATIVE, AND FREE WILL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER DREAMED OF BECOMING A SUPERMAN?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELL, THE REVOLUTION IN ROBOTICS, BIOMECHANICS,
BIOTECHNOLOGY WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY
TO CREATE SUPER INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE STRONGER, MORE POWERFUL THAN NORMAL.
THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING
OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA SEE WITH CYBORGS.
SO, HERE'S MY BLUEPRINT.
WE'RE GONNA CREATE MATERIALS THAT ARE SUPER STRONG
AND ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF THE BODY.
I'M GONNA GIVE EACH OF MY SOLDIERS
AN INCREDIBLE ADAPTABLE ARM.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO OPERATE ANY DEVICE, TOOL, OR WEAPON.
STEP TWO -- SENSORS.
WHY SHOULD SUPERMAN HAVE SUPER VISION,
TELESCOPIC VISION, X-RAY VISION, AND WE NOT?
MY CYBORGS WILL HAVE ENHANCED SIGHT SO POWERFUL
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH WALLS.
THE NEXT IS THE HIVE MIND.
WE FEAR THE HIVE MIND
BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU'VE BEEN ASSIMILATED.
EVERYONE BECOMES SLAVE OF THE BORG COLLECTIVE.
BUT, HEY, HAVING A HIVE MIND IS ACTUALLY RATHER ADVANTAGEOUS.
I'LL NETWORK MY TROOPS.
THEY'LL HAVE ACCESS TO EACH OTHER'S EVERY THOUGHT
AND BE STRONGER ACTING TOGETHER AS ONE.
BUT ALL THIS HARDWARE IS USELESS
WITHOUT A POWER SOURCE.
I'LL USE WIRELESS ENERGY-TRANSFER
TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT SOLDIERS
NEVER NEED TO RECHARGE OR CHANGE BATTERIES.
WHO WANTS TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIRE-FIGHT AND -- OOPS! --
"I JUST RAN OUT OF POWER. WHERE'S MY BATTERY?"
NOW, HOW TO MELD ALL OF THIS WITH THE HUMAN BODY?
THE ANSWER IS NANOTECHNOLOGY.
SO, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH A TOOLBOX THAT'S LARGE,
WE'LL DO WITH A TOOLBOX THAT IS THE SIZE OF MOLECULES.
UPLOAD MY SOLDIERS' NEW ENHANCEMENTS
DIRECTLY INTO THEIR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
HARDWARE AND WETWARE WILL FUNCTION AS ONE,
DEFENDING US FROM ENEMY THREATS.
THAT'S HOW I'LL BUILD MY CYBORG ARMY.
SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT. WHO WANTS TO ENLIST?
[ CHEERING ]
I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BECOMING ONE AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
Woman: THE IMPORTANT THING IS BEING CAREFUL
WITH HOW YOU USE THAT AND WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO TO HUMANITY.
SO YOU GOT TO ASK BIG QUESTIONS
BEFORE YOU BUILD SOMETHING THAT STRONG.
I MEAN, IT'S AN AMAZING CONCEPT.
I MEAN, ALL YOUR LIFE
YOU'RE IMAGINING HAVING THESE SUPER POWERS AND WHATNOT --
BUT IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.
US BEING ABLE TO EVOLVE
PAST NORMAL HUMAN STANDARDS IS BRILLIANT,
AND I REALLY JUST LOVE THAT IDEA AND THAT CONCEPT.
SO IT'S REALLY JUST FANTASTIC.