title: Human Augmentics: augmenting human evolution.
abstract: Human Augmentics (HA) refers to technologies for expanding the capabilities, and characteristics of humans. One can think of Human Augmentics as the driving force in the non-biological evolution of humans. HA devices will provide technology to compensate for human biological limitations either natural or acquired. The strengths of HA lie in its applicability to all humans. Its interoperability enables the formation of ecosystems whereby augmented humans can draw from other realms such as "the Cloud" and other augmented humans for strength. The exponential growth in new technologies portends such a system but must be designed for interaction through the use of open-standards and open-APIs for system development. We discuss the conditions needed for HA to flourish with an emphasis on devices that provide non-biological rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Electronic Visualization Laboratory, the Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il 60607, USA. kenyon@uic.edu
authors.forename: Robert V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leigh
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003142:Communication; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003201:Computers; D017753:Ecosystem; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D008904:Miniaturization; D009048:Motor Skills; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D014584:User-Computer Interface