Peter: The Human Cyborg (2020)

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• 2020
• Documentary
• Matt Pelly
• Chris Durlacher
• Peter Scott-Morgan
• Stephen Hawking
• Alexander Belsten

This is the extraordinary journey of super-scientist Peter Scott-Morgan as he turns himself into a cyborg in an attempt to overcome the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) that will otherwise kill him. With unprecedented access to Peter and an international group of doctors, scientists, engineers and designers, we follow two years of one of the most audacious transitions ever undertaken employing radical surgery, artificially intelligent computers and robotics technology. From the moment he was diagnosed with MND in 2017, Peter saw this terminal diagnosis as an opportunity to put his fascination with robotics into practice and become the world's first human cyborg. As his physical condition deteriorates Peter and his team will attempt to capture as much of his old self as possible, from synthetized speech to a facial avatar. With much of the technology being applied for the first time Peter's journey has profound implications for many people who suffer from conditions like MND, as well as opening up the biggest question of all: what does it mean to be human?