Engineers unveil world’s first bionic man in Washington

Engineers unveiled the world’s first bionic man made from synthetic body parts at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum here. London’s Shadow Robot Company created the bionic man who presents medical world’s advancements in bionic body parts and artificial organs. Named Frankenstein and fondly called Frank, the bionic man, fitted with implantable synthetic organs, can walk slowly and answer prior-fed questions with the help of a human using a laptop. University of Zurich Social Psychologist Dr. Bertolt Meyer, who has a bionic hand, said, “The ultimate goal is not to replace the human being, it is to provide technology to fix a broken person.” Meyer served as the human model for Frank, which was made in a London warehouse by a team of engineers. They built Frank using 28 of the most advanced artificial body parts available today from laboratories and research centres around the world – combined for the first time to create a single, fully-functioning human-like replica, according to the Smithsonian. Frank has a sense of humour when he speaks. “When we machines take over the world, I can assure you that all museums will remain open and all bills will be paid on time,” Frank said on the US Government Shutdown which just ended.