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The Cyborg Gadgets

The Cyborg Gadgets are a project to develop non-invasive, painless body enhancements. It is highly beneficial to have all essential tools with you, make the impression to be very smart, and deter adversaries of low intelligence.

These gadgets can take on any form, however tend to be built as an extension for everyday wearable objects.

Labeling

The gadgets are all labeled, as seen in the example below:

• Generation: The cyborg tools are split into successive generations, depending on the type of technology being utilised:

  • The single Generation 0 gadget is a simple AA battery powered multitool using crocodile clips rather than switches to create a simple multitool gadget. While not a true body extension, it did provide the inspiration for this project and is therefore counted as the first cyborg extension.
  • Generation 1 featured a simple parallel circuit on a circuit board, introducing switches and using a LiPo battery for size.
  • The Second generation still retained the same circuit, however was built with wires rather than a prototype board. This enhanced its lifespan from roughly 3 weeks to more than 2 years, while also making assembly easier. Currently they are the largest generation, with over a dozen operational gadgets.
  • The Third Generation relies on the Arduino platform to drastically enhance capabilities to include smart, multifunctional spy features. Surprisingly, energy consumption is reduced.
  • Generation 4 devices are electronically identical to the third but use customised PCBs and refined mechanical designs to improve aesthetics and stability.
  • Fifth generation cyborg gadgets switch from AVR based microcontrollers to ESP32 based chips, significantly improving proccessing capabilities while retaining small form factor.
  • The Sixth Generation devices are to the Fifth Generation what the Fourth Generation was to the Third: electrically identical to their predecessor, but implemented on a custom PCB.
  • The Seventh Generation hasn’t been fully defined yet, but the LicheeRV Nano is a promising candidate for its microcontroller. Since the ESP32 devices used in the fifth and sixth generations already exceed the performance requirements at the present time, there is no immediate pressure to launch a Seventh Generation.

• Type of gadget: While originally focused on watch extensions, the project now includes devices for:

  • Watches
  • Badges
  • Gloves
  • Necklaces
  • Shoes
  • Bags

• Induvidual number: Within each generation and gadget type, every device is given a unique number, typically assigned in order of production.