We Be Cyborgs Workshop
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The We Be Cyborgs! workshop paved the way to the next level of human development. During three workshop days, hardware store materials and post-apocalyptic plastic trash were turned into contraptions that enhance the abilities of the Homo sapiens. Here we see a happy, newborn cyborg, ready for the Next Utopia. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The workshop space was a Renaissance style, empty church in Namur, which we filled with power tools and plastic trash. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The workshop started with concentrated sketching of the cyborg contraptions. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Cordless drills were used frequently in the workshop. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Connecting the pieces of the cyborg gear together needed careful thinking to ensure sturdiness and comfort. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The detailed parts of the cyborg apparatuses were crafted with great care. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Hot glue guns came in handy on many occasions. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Helping hands from the fellow workshop participants were often needed in order to assemble and fit the contraptions. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Yordi and Sam prototyping the sonic backpack with cardboard. The initial plan to use fake, yellow Crocs as shoes was abandoned at this point. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Hugo testing his magnet shooting mechanism. I does fly indeed - watch out Renaissance paintings! –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Almost there! Martin fine-tuning the graffiti painting exoskeleton. This lightweight construction was built using mainly PVC pipes and a hot air gun. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Martin's and Xavier's graffiti painting exoskeleton ready and at work. It moves a spray can in 3.5 meters height on a rope controlled x-y plotter mechanism. Tagging up the hood in unreachable heights? No problem with this rig! –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

A close-up of function and aesthetics working together. The astronaut-like headpiece protects the face of the cyborg from dripping paint. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Hugo built a set of cyborg enhancements, which enable him to survive in hostile environments. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Hugo in action. One of his wearable devices enables shooting a magnet with which he can hunt food, such as tomato cans in a supermarket. We strongly believe that Hugo will survive in any challenging circumstances in the uncertain future. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The secrets hidden inside Camille's shiny Bar-Borg backpack. The mystery drinks make their way to the cups with the help of hand-pumps, which are not too far from the ones used for measuring blood pressure. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Yordi and Sam developed a sonic backpack that is powered by walking. The steps of the cyborg produce a symphony of random tones and rattles, which are transmitted directly into the ears. So long MP3 players! –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Details of the sonic backpack. As the host organism walks, a music box and a lottery toy from a one Euro shop produce sounds that travel through the medical hoses into the ears of the cyborg. –– CC BY / Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä