‘World’s first cyborg’ dies aged 64: British doctor with terminal motor neurone disease who hoped to ‘become fully robotic’ passes away peacefully surrounded by his family

Daily Mail UK

By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 05:58 EDT, 15 June 2022 | UPDATED: 07:23 EDT, 15 June 2022

A British scientist who became the ‘world’s first full cyborg’ has passed away at the age of 64. 

Peter Scott-Morgan decided to challenge what it meant to be human when he refused to accept his fate following a diagnosis of motor neurone disease in 2017.

He said he wanted to push the boundaries of what science can achieve so decided to extend his life and become fully robotic.

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