Bionics Archives - Herbert R. Sim

The Twelve Axioms of Human-Sovereignty Transhumanism

February 26, 2026

A Permanent Charter for Human Freedom in the Age of Technological Evolution Preamble Humanity is approaching a threshold at which technology will no longer merely surround the human person. It will enter the ...

The Future of Skin for Robots: Toward Indistinguishable Human Clones

March 3, 2025

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration, featuring a woman admiring the facial skin of her robot clone. They are in a futuristic laboratory. The boundary between biology and machinery is dissolving — not through code...

Shape-Shifting Robots: Blurring The Lines Between Science Fiction And Reality

April 3, 2023

Opinion, Visual Arts

It's tough to illustrate shape-shifting, what came to mind is the shapeshifting Terminator android T-1000 of Terminator 2. I decided to sketch a bionic woman cyborg, that has the robotics element, similar t...

Unlocking New Frontiers: The Neurochip’s Role in the Neuroprosthetic Revolution

November 11, 2022

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration work-in-progress of a female cyborg "bionic woman" testing out her neuroprosthetic limbs. ----------------------------------------------- Imagine a world where people with physica...

Cultural Aesthetics: Transhumanism Is Reprogramming Beauty Itself

June 6, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration of Cultural Aesthetics and Transhumanism Beauty. The standard of beauty is redefined, bionic and genetic modifications are beautiful as well. (L-R) An African woman with robotic li...

Moral Responsibility with Augmented Brains

June 6, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

Who is accountable when actions are influenced by implanted neural systems? My illustration above, showcases a symbolization of guilt physically migrating from a human into a machine core via cables, leavi...

Human-Sovereignty Transhumanism

April 21, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

A Philosophy of Human Freedom in the Age of Technological Evolution Preamble The defining political question of the technological age is no longer simply whether human beings can be changed. It is: Who will ...

When “Fixing” the Human Body Becomes Mandatory

January 2, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

How transhumanist technologies blur the line between therapy and enhancement. Who Decides What a “Normal” Body Looks Like in the Age of Enhancement? In my illustration above, I showcase the human to cybor...

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