what happens when it 's possible to improve on the human body and mind ? `` We 're in the midst of a bionic revolution , '' says author Ramez Naam . The first thing to understand is that we are not talking about replacing our bodies with machines or even augmenting them -- we're talking about creating entirely new kinds of human beings who can do things like drive cars, operate Brain implants allowed monkeys to control robotic arms from a distance of 7,000 miles . These advances raise moral question over who will have access to this technology .
`` We 're in the midst of a bionic revolution , '' says author Ramez Naam . The first thing to understand is that we are not talking about replacing our bodies with machines or even augmenting them -- we're talking about creating entirely new kinds of human beings who can do things like drive cars, operate Brain implants allowed monkeys to control robotic arms from a distance of 7,000 miles . These advances raise moral question over who will have access to this technology .